André Eckert (Bass)

Born: Dresden , Saxony, Germany

The Herman bass, André Eckert, was a member of the Dresdner Kreuzchor and studied at the Musikhochschule Dresden. He was a winner of the International Dvorak Competition.

In 1987, André Eckert became a member of the Opera Studio, and then the soloist ensemble at the Sächsischen Staatsoper Dresden. Since 2000 he has guest engagement with with the Staatsoper Dresden. Guest engagements have led him, inter alia, to appearances at the Berliner Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Hamburgische Staatsoper, Niedersächsische Staatsoper Hannover, Oper Leipzig, Opera de Montpellier, Chalet in Paris and Hong Kong with the Stuttgarter Oper, Teatro Lirico Triest, Israeli Opera Tel Aviv. He also has an extensive concert repertoire .

Der Rosenkavalier, "André Eckert played with much charm and sang the buffo role his manly, sonorous voice." - Opernspiegel (July 2000)
Der Freischütz, " André Eckert sang and played with engraved diction and secure singing highs and lows” - The Das Opernglas (2000)

Source: Künstler Agentur Kade Website, English translation by Aryeh Oron (June 2012)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (June 2012)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Markus Leidenberger

Bass

BWV 244 [Jesus], BWV 248/1-3

Links to other Sites

André Eckert, Bass (Künstler Agentur Kade) [German]