Georg Poplutz (Tenor)

Born: Arnsberg, Westfalia, Germany

The German tenor, Georg Poplutz, graduated in English and Music Education at the Universities of Münster and Dortmund. During the course of his studies, he also received vocal lessons, and in 2002, he decided to concentrate on singing. He started studying voice with Berthold Possemeyer at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts Frankfurt / Main and took his excellent diploma. He furthered his studies with Christoph Prégardien at the Academy of Music Cologne and in 2007, he finished with the concert exam. In 2004, he has been recommended by the VDKC (GermanConcertChoirs´Society) and he was supported by "Yehudi Menuhin LiveMusicNow“ until 2007.

His concert repertoire has taken Georg Poplutz into engagements to many German cities as well as to Austria, China, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, throughout Southern Africa, and to recordings for radio stations and CD-productions. With the Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble and Arno Paduch as well as with Cantus Cölln and Konrad Junghänel he attends to the music of the 16^th to 18^th century. He worked with conductors including Marcus Creed, Werner Ehrhardt, Helmut Müller-Brühl, Peter Neumann, Ralf Otto, Wolfgang Schäfer, and Winfried Toll, and gives recitals with his piano partner Hilko Dumno among others.

In summer 2004, Georg Poplutz gave his operatic debut at the Gießen theatre within Monteverdi´s L´Incoronazione di Poppea and sang in two productions with the Frankfurt Opera. He could be heard in Méhul's L'Irato at the Beethoven Festival Bonn and also in W.A. Mozart´s Zaide at the Ludwigsburger Festspiele and at the Düsseldorfer Altstadtherbst. Among the festivals he appeared are the Handel Festival Halle / Saale, Tage Alter Musik Herne, MDR-Musicsummer, Rheingau, and Schwarzwald. In addition, he sang at the concert halls of Cologne, Dortmund, Essen, and Freiburg. For 2008, he is invited to sing at the Hamburger Michel and to the Bachfest Leipzig.

Sources:
Georg Poplutz Website (April 2009)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (April 2009)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Roland Büchner

Tenor

[CR-11] (2011, Radio recording): BWV 11

Ulrich Grosser

Tenor

BWV 245

Konrad Junghänel

Tenor

Member of Cantus Cölln:
[C-2] (2017, Video): BWV 14
BWV 245

Christian Kabitz

Tenor

BWV 248/1-3 [2^nd]

Wolfgang Kläsener

Tenor

BWV 248/4-6 [2^nd]

Felix Koch

Tenor

[V-2] (2016): BWV 247
[V17-3] (2017, Video): BWV 247

Bernward Lohr

Tenor

BWV 131, BWV 182

Martin Lutz

Tenor

BWV 104

Rudolf Lutz

Tenor

DVD/CD: BWV 85 [2016], BWV 87 [2017], BWV 127 [2017], BWV 157 [2016], BWV 175
DVD/CD (2018): BWV 114
DVD/CD (2019): BWV 2
BSSG [D15-01] (2021, Video/CD): BWV 65
BSSG [D15-11] (2021, Video): BWV 45
BSSG [D16-09] (2022, Video): BWV 19
BSSG [D17-07] (2023, Video): BWV 178
BSSG [D18-03] (2024, Video): BWV 6
BSSG [D18-09] (2024, Video): BWV 149
BSSG [D19-08] (2025, Video): BWV 206

Nikolaus Matthes

Tenor

[P-1] (2023, 3-CD): N. Matthes: Markus-Passion [Evangelist]

Helmut Müller-Brühl

Tenor

Member of Bach Vokalensemble Köln:
[C-5] (2007): BWV 52, BWV 84

Rainer Noll

Tenor

[BK-31] (2008, Audio): BWV 80

Rainer Oster

Tenor

[CR-156] (After 2010?, Radio recording): BWV 156

Ralf Otto

Tenor

[V-5] (2018): BWV 244 [2^nd recording; Evangelist]
[V-3] (2017): BWV 245 [Evangelist]
[V-4] (2017): BWV 248 [2^nd recording; Evangelist]

Ralf Popken

Tenor

F.N. Brauns: Markus-Passion [Evangelist]

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Tenor

[RC-9] (2021, Video): BWV 4

Nicolo Sokoli

Tenor

[C26-04] (2026, Video): BWV 4, BWV 11, BWV 172

Christoph Spering

Tenor

[C-6] (2018): CD-1: BWV 93; CD-2: BWV 10, BWV 124
[C-7] (2019): CD-1: BWV 140; CD-2: BWV 115
[C-8] (2021): CD-1: BWV 78, BWV 130; CD-2: BWV 122
[C-9] (2, 2-CD/MP3): CD-1: BWV 178; CD-2: BWV 5, BWV 113
[C-10] (2023, 3-CD/MP3): BWV 101, BWV 114, BWV 133, BWV 139

Ulrich Stötzel

Tenor

[C-1] (2011): BWV 4

Links to other Sites

Georg Poplutz - Tenor (Official Website [mostly German]