Peter Seiffert; "Siegmund heiss' ich und Siegmund bin ich"; DIE WALKÜRE; Richard Wagner

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Peter Seiffert--tenor
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Ulf Schirmer--conductor
2009
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"Peter Seiffert studied at the Musikhochschule of his hometown Düsseldorf. His first engagement was at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein; at the same time he was awarded the first prize at the singing competition of the Deutscher Musikrat. Opera and concert guest performances all over Europe and television appearances followed. His engagement as Lohengrin at the Deutsche Oper Berlin marked the beginning of his international career. He is a regular guest at the Bavarian State Opera Munich where he sang all the important roles of his repertoire. There he was appointed Bayerischer Kammersänger in 1992.
His repertoire encompasses both the roles of the dramatic German and Italian repertoire. His concert and opera activities took him to all the important musical centres of the world like the Metropolitan Opera New York, Los Angeles Opera, San Francisco Opera, Opera Châtelet in Paris, Teatro la Fenice in Venice, Teatro alla Scala Milan, Teatro Real Madrid, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Berlin State Opera, Munich State Opera, Semperoper Dresden, Vienna State Opera, Zurich Opera, Palau de les Arts Valencia, Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona, the Maggio Musicale in Florence and the Salzburg Festival.
In 1996 he made his debut as Stolzing at the Bayreuth Festival, in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005 he appeared there as Lohengrin. In Zurich Peter Seiffert sang Tamino, Parsifal, Florestan, Erik and Max. Zurich also enjoyed his debut as Tannhäuser and Turiddu.
Numerous recordings with almost every important conductor of our time, and awards like the Echo-Klassik „Singer of the Year“(1999), „Grand Prix du Disque“, Grammy Award for his portrayal of Tannhäuser recorded with Daniel Barenboim prove the artist’s versatile work.
Today Peter Seiffert is one of the world’s most famous tenors and is being enthusiastically celebrated by the audiences and appreciated by the international press as a singer and performer. He has been honoured Kammersänger of the Vienna State Opera and the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Future engagement include Tannhäuser in Berlin (Staatsoper) and Budapest, Tristan in Mannheim, Erik / Der fliegende Holländer in Lyon, Das Lied von der Erde in Stuttgart.
January 2021 - For the most recent biography please contact Ms. Nicola Kamphausen"; world management
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"Born in Düsseldorf, Seiffert studied at the Musikhochschule in Düsseldorf and made his debut in 1978 at the Deutschen Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf/Duisburg. In 1979, he was awarded a second place in the Deutscher Musikwettbewerb (German Music Competition), and appeared on the TV show Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre (Anneliese Rothenberger has the honour [of meeting ...]).
In 1986, he married the soprano Lucia Popp, 15 years his senior. She died in 1993, after which he married another soprano, Petra-Maria Schnitzer.
He established his career at the Bayreuth Festival, regularly appearing in the title role of Lohengrin, which he last performed in 2005 with his wife Schnitzer in the role of Elsa. In 2003 he was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording, for his performance of Tannhäuser, under Daniel Barenboim. Today, he is a sought-after Heldentenor, singing many of the title roles of Wagner's best-known operas."; Wikipedia