Samuel Schürmann
Samuel Schürmann (born October 26, 1979 in Detmold ) is a German singer , actor and musical performer .
Adolescent years
Schürmann grew up in a family of artists, father and mother were opera singers. Since the age of three he has been learning to play the piano at the Osnabrück Conservatory and attending ballet school. At the age of twelve I also have private lessons in harmony, music theory and composition.
As an 18-year-old Samuel Schürmann was on stage for the first time with his own chanson program. a. at the municipal theaters of Osnabrück. He staged and choreographed the musical Sweet Charity for the district music school in Osnabrück . At that time, at 19, he was the youngest lecturer. During his studies he sang under Claudio Abbado in the jazz fair All Rise by and with Wynton Marsalis in the Berliner Philharmonie and under the direction of Wayne Marshall in Bernstein's Mass in the Bremer Glocke.
Professional musician
Samuel learned his trade at the Berlin University of the Arts, where he completed his studies in musical / show with two honors. He is a prizewinner in the National Singing Competition in Berlin and inspires audiences in Germany and Austria in numerous leading musical roles, and again and again with his own programs and plays. Two of his one-person pieces, as well as several concert programs, were premiered in Berlin.
His most beautiful roles in the musical include Albin / Zaza in Jerry Herman's La Cage Aux Folles , the conférencier in Cabaret , Mike Connor in Cole Porter's High Society , Woof in the cult musical Hair , Action and Bernardo in Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story , King Herod in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar , Harry Driscoll in the German premiere of the musical Heimatlos , as well as the title role in the world premiere of the musical Der Elefantenmensch .
Schürmann wrote the pieces Goldschmidts Messe (2004) and Halbe Spitze (2007), both premiered at the Neukölln Opera.
In winter 2007 he released his debut CD Sunday with songs by Stephen Sondheim . Schürmann lives and works in Berlin. In 2013 Schürmann was honored with the Kurt Sieder Prize for his portrayal as the travesty star Zaza alias Albin in the musical La Cage aux Folles .
Stage roles
| year | Piece / institution / role |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Emperor's Nightingale / Neukölln Opera / Emperor |
| 2003 | Panik Sound Club / Neuköllner Oper / Conrad |
| 2003/2004 | Sentimental Journey / Theater Bielefeld / Gigolo |
| 2004 | Elefantenmensch / Vienna Renaissance Theater Vienna and Neuköllner Oper Berlin / title role |
| 2004-06 | Jesus Christ Superstar / Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern / King Herodes |
| 2005 | Losing hearts / Viennese Renaissance theater / King of the dance floor |
| 2005 | Jesus Christ Superstar / Cathedral Stage Festival Erfurt / King Herod |
| 2005/2006 | Heimatlos / Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern / Harry Driscoll |
| 2006-08 | Kiss me, Kate / Musical Comedy Leipzig / Gremio |
| 2008-09 | West Side Story / Theater Hagen / Action |
| 2008-09 | Hair / Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern / Woof |
| 2009 | Cabaret / Theater Magdeburg / Conferencier |
| 2009-10 | High Society / Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern / Marc Connor |
| 2010 | Cabaret / Leipzig Opera / Emcee |
| 2012 | West Side Story / Volkstheater Rostock / Bernardo |
| 2012–13 | La Cage aux Folles / Grenzlandtheater Aachen / Albin / Zaza |
| 2016 | Stella - The blonde ghost from Kurfürstendamm / Neuköllner Oper / Samson Schönhaus |
Solo programs
| year | title |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Back to Broadway |
| 2007 | Sunday |
| 2009 | Wish Upon A Star - Benefit Concert |
Choreography & direction
| year | Piece / institution |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Sweet Charity / District Music School Osnabrück |
| 2005 | Herz-Los / Vienna Renaissance Theater |
| 2007 | Half peak / University of the Arts and Neukölln Opera |
Awards
| year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Prize winner in the national singing competition |
| 2004 | Graduated with a diploma in musical performance from the University of the Arts with two distinctions |
Pieces
Samuel Schürmann is the author of the pieces Goldschmidts Messe and Halbe Spitze . In 2007 he wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of Goldschmidt's fair.
Discography
In 2007 Schürmann's first solo CD was released Sunday - Samuel Schürmann singt Sondheim
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Schürmann and Ebeling receive the Kurt Sieder Prize . In: Aachener Nachrichten , May 10, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schürmann, Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German singer, actor and musical performer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Detmold |