Thomas Rettensteiner
Thomas Rettensteiner (born 1976 in Salzburger Land ) is an Austrian opera singer ( baritone ).
Life
He studied trombone , performing arts and singing at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna with Franz Donner and Lied singing with Charles Spencer .
During his studies he sang in the independent Viennese opera scene, the Rheinsberg Castle Chamber Opera and at the Accademia Rossiniana in Pesaro .
After completing his studies, he got an engagement at the Theater Hof , where he could be seen in numerous roles for seven seasons, initially mainly in the lyrical field, later also in the dramatic subject. He sang Alfio in Cavalleria rusticana , the leading role in Nabucco , Scarpia in Tosca and Don Pizarro in Fidelio .
Thomas Rettensteiner has been employed at Theater Vorpommern since September 2012 . In the 2012/2013 season he sang the leading role in Rigoletto . Other roles here were Telramund in Lohengrin , both Figaros in The Marriage of Figaro and The Barber of Seville , Colonel Ollendorf in The Beggar Student and the title role in Don Pasquale . He sang in the role of attorney in the world premiere of Bartleby - A Tale from Wall Street in the 2014/15 season.
He currently works as Escamillo in Carmen , Renato in A Masked Ball and as Biterolf in Tannhäuser and the singer war on Wartburg .
Web links
- Thomas Rettensteiner website
- Thomas Rettensteiner at Operabase (engagements and dates)
- Thomas Rettensteiner on the website of the Vorpommern Theater
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rettensteiner, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian opera singer (baritone) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salzburger Land |