Theodore Coresi

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Theodore Coresi (* 1953 in Dochia in the Neamț district ) is a Romanian opera singer with a bass voice .

Career

While Theodore Coresi attended a humanistic high school, he took acting and directing lessons from Cornel Nicoara and A. Lazar. Between 1978 and 1983 he studied singing (song, oratorio, opera / major) at the Bucharest Music Academy , where he passed the diploma examination with distinction. He refined his skills in Vienna with Hubert Deutsch and Agnes Ivan and in Rome with Boris Christoff , Luigi Infantino and Giuseppe Taddei . From 1999 to 2003 he studied at the West University of Timisoara theology .

Coresi has lived in Vienna since 1986 and is married to the singer Catarina Coresi Lal .

Engagements

As a student, Theodore Coresi received his first stage roles and concert appearances, including as Sarastro (“ Magic Flute ” by Mozart), Lindorf, Coppelius, Dapertutto, Mirakel (“Hoffman's Tales” by Offenbach), and Der Bauer (“Die Kluge” by Orff). In 1983 he made his debut as Prince Gremin ("Eugen Onegin" by Tchaikovsky) at the Bucharest State Opera , where he was active until 1987 as a soloist.

Since 1986 he has had international guest performances on European opera and concert stages with a repertoire ranging from the Baroque to the Classical and Romantic periods to the modern, from medium to major and major roles, such as B. Figaro in “ The Marriage of Figaro ” by Mozart (London), Fiesco in “ Simon Boccanegra ” by Verdi (Opera Royal de Wallonie in Liege, Belgium), Don Basilio in “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” by Rossini (Vienna State Opera and Leipzig Opera), Commendatore in “ Don Giovanni ” by Mozart (Teatro Massimo in Palermo and Canadian Opera Company in Toronto), Geronte di Ravoir in “Manon Lescaut” by Puccini ( Teatro Sao Carlo in Lisbon), main bass parts in “Il Pommo d'oro ”by Cesti,“ Giesu flagellato ”by Ziani and“ La Betullia liberata ”by Mozart (Spectaculum and sound bow festival in Vienna). With his wife he was heard in 2013 in the world premiere of Roland Baumgartner's “Marilyn Monroe Trial” as part of the quarter festival.

Awards

Coresi is the winner of international competitions:

  • 1980: Concours International de Geneve (Switzerland)
  • 1983: Concours International d'Opéra (Verviers, Belgium)
  • 1984: Opera Festival (Bulgaria)
  • 1985: Concorso Internazionale GB Viotti (Vercelli, Italy)
  • 1986: Belvedere International Opera Singers Competition (Vienna)
  • 1987: Concours International Maria Canals (Barcelona) etc.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "The Marilyn Monroe Trial" from meinviertel.at

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personal data
SURNAME Coresi, Theodore
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Romanian opera singer (bass)
DATE OF BIRTH 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Dochia , Neamț county