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Siegfried Lorenz (Baritone) |
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Born: August 30, 1945 - Berlin, Germany
Died: August 24, 2024 - Berlin-Mahlsdorf, Germany |
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The German baritone, Siegfried Lorenz, received already during his school days instruction in piano, organ and cello playing, and since 1962 he studied singing with Alois Orth in Berlin. He won several singing competitions (1969 in Toulouse, 1970 in Budapest) and in 1969 he passed the examination as a singing teacher.
Siegfried Lorenz made his debut in 1969 at the Comic Opera of Berlin in Prokofiev’s Amour des trois oranges, and remained there as regular member until 1973. Since then he appeared in the opera only as a freelance singer, and was particularly heard as a constant guest since 1978 at the State Opera of Berlin.
Among Siegfried Lorenz’ stage roles are: Wolfram im Tannhäuser, Guglielmo in W.A. Mozart's Così fan tutte, Graf in W.A. Mozart's Figaros Hochzeit, Germont in La Traviata, Posa in Verdi’s Don Carlos, Agamemnon in Gluck’s Iphigenie in Aulis (Berlin State Opera, 1987) and the Graf in Capriccio by R. Strauss.
In 1972 Siegfried Lorenz appeared at the Comic Opera of Berlin in the premiere of Noch einen Löffel Gift, Liebling? by Siegfried Matthäus. But most of his performances have been given on the concert stage, singing oratorios and Lieder, on which he enjoyed a high reputation. Since 1974 he was active as a soloist with the Gewandhauskonzerten of Leipzig. He undertook number of concert tours, including several Lieder recitals in the Soviet Union and in Poland. He was particularly considered as an outstanding J.S. Bach interpreter. He worked in Weimar in the educational center. His expressive and warm vocal baritone timbre was particularly in demand for oratorio and Lieder singing.
Recordings: on Eterna, Capriccio (Winterreise and Schöne Müllerin by Schubert, Ein Deutsches Requiem by J. Brahms, Arlecchino by Busoni), DGG (Secular Cantatas of J.S. Bach, L'Ange de feu by Prokofiev), Philips (Die Kluge by C. Orff, Ottokar in Freischütz, La Finta giardiniera by W.A. Mozart), Ars Vivendi (Lieder of Schubert), Wergo (Das Unaufhörliche by Paul Hindemith) and on HMV-Electrola (Genoveva by Robert Schumann).
Among the singers who studied with him and/or attended his master-classes: Jean-Luc Waeber (Baritone), Michael Zehe (Bass). |
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Sources:
Operissimo Website, English translation by Aryeh Oron (July 2001)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (July 2001); Matthias Hansen (Photo - November 2007, Photo 04 - August 2009) |
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Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works |
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Conductor |
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Works |
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Martin Flämig |
Bass |
BWV 26, BWV 147, BWV 245 [2nd] |
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Nikolaus Harnoncourt |
Bass |
BWV 110 |
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Helmuth Kahlhöfer |
Bass |
[CR-21] (1984, Radio recording): BWV 21
[CR-70] (1984, Radio recording): BWV 70 |
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Helmut Koch |
Bass |
BWV 205 |
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Günther Neuhold |
Bass |
BWV 244 |
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Max Pommer |
Bass |
BWV 56, BWV 82; Aria from BWV 248 |
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Hans-Joachim Rotzsch |
Bass |
BWV 1, BWV 21, BWV 36, BWV 40, BWV 61, BWV 66, BWV 71, BWV 110, BWV 140, BWV 173a
[CR-129] (Mid 1970's, Radio recording): BWV 129
[CR-79] (1984, Radio recording): BWV 79 [2nd recording]
[CR-137] (1984, Radio recording): BWV 137 [2nd recording]
BWV 244 [Video], BWV 245 |
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Peter Schreier |
Bass |
BV 36c, BWV 201, BWV 203, BWV 205, BWV 206, BWV 207, BWV 213, BWV 215
BWV 232 |
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Klaus Martin Ziegler |
Bass |
[VR-1] (1983, Radio recording): BWV 245 [Jesus] |
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