Rudolf Schasching
Rudolf Schasching (* 1957 in Engelhartszell , Upper Austria ) is an Austrian opera singer ( tenor ). His repertoire includes roles from the character subject to the difficult hero subject . Since 2003 he has held the title of Saarland Chamber Singer .
Life
After completing his basic musical training with the St. Florian Boys' Choir, he studied singing with Hilde Rössel-Majdan at the Vienna University of Music . In 1983 he completed his studies with a diploma . After a first engagement at the Vienna Chamber Opera , he was engaged at the Saarland State Theater in Saarbrücken , initially as a lyric tenor (Tamino and others), then very soon as a youthful heroic tenor (Siegmund, Max im Freischütz , Lohengrin and Parsifal) and character tenor . He remained connected to this house for over two decades.
Since then he has been guest at leading European theaters such as the Vienna State Opera , the Opéra Bastille in Paris , the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona , Het Muziektheater in Amsterdam , at the Salzburg , Glyndebourne and Bregenz festivals .
He was also a member of the Zurich Opera House from 2000 to 2012 , where he appeared in a wide variety of roles, including Siegfried the Dragon Slayer in Richard Wagner's Götterdämmerung in a production by Robert Wilson under the musical direction of Philippe Jordan , as Herodes in Richard Strauss ' Salome (production: Sven-Eric Bechtolf , musical direction: Christoph von Dohnányi ) and as Aegisth in his Elektra (production: Martin Kušej , musical direction: Daniele Gatti ), but also as Monostatos in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Magic Flute under Nikolaus Harnoncourt , with whom he has a lively collaboration.
Repertoire (selection)
- Idomeneo - Idomeneo
- First armored man, Monostatos - The Magic Flute
- Erik - The Flying Dutchman
- Tannhäuser, Walther von der Vogelweide - Tannhäuser and the Singers' War on Wartburg
- Lohengrin - Lohengrin
- Lodge - Das Rheingold
- Siegmund - The Valkyrie
- Siegfried - Götterdämmerung
- Parsifal - Parsifal
- Herod - Salome
- Aegisth - Elektra
- Bacchus - Ariadne on Naxos
- Alwa - Lulu
- Drum major - Wozzeck
- Aron - Moses and Aron
Discography (selection)
- elatus: Ludwig van Beethoven , Symphony No. IX - Chamber Orchestra of Europe , Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
- EMI: Franz Lehár , The Merry Widow - London Philharmonic Orchestra , Franz Welser-Möst .
Awards
- In 2013 he was awarded the Culture Medal of the Province of Upper Austria.
Web links
- Sound carrier by Rudolf Schasching in the catalog of the German National Library
- Zurich Opera House: Rudolf Schasching
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rudolf Schasching's biography. Website of the Salzburg Festival, accessed on October 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Current Opera ; Retrieved Feb. 14, 2012
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Schasching, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian opera singer (tenor) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Engelhartszell , Upper Austria |