Markus Werba Explained

Markus Werba
Birth Name:Markus Paul Werba
Birth Date:1973 11, df=y
Occupation:Opera singer (baritone)

Markus Werba (born 14 November 1973) is an Austrian baritone opera singer.[1]

Biography

Born in Hermagor Carinthia, Austria, Werba began his vocal training aged 16. He studied at the Conservatory of Klagenfurt and University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna with Ralf Doering, Robert Holl and Walter Berry. He has won numerous competitions for his singing in Austria, Italy, Japan, Slovakia and the UK. He was chosen as Guglielmo in 1997 (Così fan tutte) for the inauguration of the Nuovo Piccolo Teatro in Milan by Giorgio Strehler.

After his debut in Milan he sang in all major opera houses.

Operatic repertoire

Bellini

Braunfels

Britten

Cavalli

Debussy

Donizetti

Korngold

Lehàr

Marschner

Massenet

Mozart

Rossini

Thomas

Tchaikovsky

Paisiello

Puccini

Schubert

Schumann

J.Strauss

R.Strauss

Verdi

Wagner

Concert and Lieder repertoire

CONCERT

Brahms

Bach

Fauré

Haydn

Mendelssohn

Mozart

Mahler

Orff

Schubert

LIEDER

Brahms

Schubert

Schumann

Wolf

Discography

DVDs

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/singeroftheworld03/performers/austria.shtml Biography from BBC