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Torsten Kerl (born October 21, 1967 in Gelsenkirchen ) is a German opera and concert singer . The tenor is one of the most sought-after singers in his field and gained fame with the star role of Paul in the opera “ Die tote Stadt ” by Erich Wolfgang Korngold .
Career
His musical career began Torsten Kerl as orchestra - and solo - oboist . This was followed by training as a singer, after which Kerl performed in important opera houses and concert halls, such as Vienna , New York and Milan . He was also on stage at major festivals such as the Bayreuth Festival and the Salzburg Festival .
The German subject is a special repertoire focus of this tenor. He is one of the few tenors in the world who, in addition to numerous other roles in his genre, regularly interprets almost all of the major Wagner roles. For example, he sang the roles of Siegmund , Erik , Parsifal and Lohengrin at the Edinburgh Festival , Stolzing in Japan in 2007 , Tristan in Glyndebourne in summer 2009 , Rienzi at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in autumn 2009 and Siegfried at the Opéra Bastille in 2011 in Paris .
Torsten Kerl has been married to mezzo-soprano Elena Batoukova-Kerl since August 8, 1997 , with whom he has performed several times. The Kerl couple live in Essen with their daughter Lisa .
Repertoire (selection)
Opera and operetta
- Pedro in the lowlands by Eugen d'Albert
- Florestan in Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven
- Don José in Carmen by Georges Bizet
- Vladimir in Prince Igor by Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin
- Laca Klemeň and Števa Buryja in Jenůfa by Leoš Janáček
- Max in Jonny plays on by Ernst Krenek
- Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni
- Idomeneo in Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Tamino in The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini
- Dick Johnson alias Ramerrez in La fanciulla del West by Giacomo Puccini
- Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
- Samson in Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saëns
- Alfred in Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss
- Apollo and Leukippus in Daphne by Richard Strauss
- Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss
- Menelas in The Egyptian Helena by Richard Strauss
- The Kaiser in The Woman Without a Shadow by Richard Strauss
- Hermann in Queen of Spades by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Otello in Otello by Giuseppe Verdi
- Erik in The Flying Dutchman by Richard Wagner
- Parsifal in Parsifal by Richard Wagner
- Lohengrin in Lohengrin by Richard Wagner
- Walther von Stolzing in The Mastersingers of Nuremberg by Richard Wagner
- Siegmund in Die Walküre by Richard Wagner
- Tannhäuser in Tannhäuser and the singer's war on Wartburg by Richard Wagner
- Tristan in Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner
- Siegfried in Siegfried and Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner
concert
- Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major op. 123 and Symphony No. 9 in D minor op 125th
- Berlioz : Requiem op.5 and Te Deum op.22
- Bruckner : Te Deum in C major WAB 45 and masses
- Dvořák : Requiem op. 89 , Te Deum op. 103 and masses
- Haydn : The Creation Hob. XXI: 2 and The Seasons Hob. XXI: 3
- Handel : Messiah HWV 56
- Janáček: Glagolitic mass
- Liszt : Faust Symphony
- Mahler : 8th Symphony and Das Lied von der Erde
- Mendelssohn Bartholdy : Elias MWV A 25
- Mozart: Requiem KV 626 and masses
- Saint-Saëns: Oratorio de Noël op.12
- Schönberg : Gurre songs
- Spohr : The last things WoO 61
- Schubert : Measure
- Verdi : Messa da Requiem
song
- Beethoven: To the Distant Beloved Op. 98
- Mussorgsky : Songs and Dances of Death
- Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin op.25 , D. 795 and Winterreise op.89, D 911
- Schumann : Poet's Love op. 48
- Wagner: Wesendonck songs
- various songs by Brahms , Grieg , Korngold , Mahler, Rachmaninoff , Richard Strauss, Tschaikowski and Wolf .
Awards
- 2000: Ferruccio Busoni's recording of “ Doktor Faust ” , in which Torsten Kerl participated, won the Grammy Award for “Best Opera Recording”.
Discography (selection)
- Excerpts from the most important roles in the German subject (Beethoven – Weber – Wagner – Strauss – Korngold) on audio CD from OehmsClassics
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold: "The Dead City" on 2 CDs at ORFEO International
- Richard Wagner: "The Mastersingers of Nuremberg" on 4 CDs at Teldec 3984-29333-2
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: “Don Giovanni” on 3 CDs at Naxos 8.660080-82
- Giuseppe Verdi: " Alzira " on 2 CDs at Philips Classics 028946462829
- Ferruccio Busoni: “Doktor Faust” on 2 CDs by Erato Records
Web links
- Torsten Kerl at Operabase (engagements and dates)
- Torsten Kerl in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Torsten Kerl homepage, accessed on February 7, 2016
- Interview with Torsten Kerl on derwesten.de , accessed on February 7, 2016
- Audio sample: "Die tote Stadt", 1st act: "Only you I wait for ..." on YouTube , accessed on February 7, 2016
Individual evidence
- ↑ Torsten Kerl in the Tamino-Klassikforum , accessed on February 7, 2016
- ↑ Torsten Kerl in Gelsenkirchener-Histories , accessed on February 7, 2016
- ↑ From a report on derwesten.de , accessed on February 8, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Guy, Torsten |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera and concert singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gelsenkirchen |