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
- Giorgino (Il matrimonio inaspettato)
Puccini
Schubert
Schumann
J.Strauss
R.Strauss
Verdi
Wagner
Concert and Lieder repertoire
CONCERT
Brahms
Bach
- Solobasskantaten "ich habe genug", Kreuzstabkantate
- Johannespassion
- Matthäuspassion
Fauré
Haydn
Mendelssohn
Mozart
- Mass in C minor
- Krönungsmesse
Mahler
- Des Knaben Wunderhorn
- Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Orff
Schubert
- Messe in C-Dur
- Messe in G-Dur
LIEDER
Brahms
Schubert
Schumann
Wolf
Discography
- DVDs
- Heinrich Marschner, Hans Heiling (M.Werba, A.C.Antonacci, H.Lippert, G.Fontana; regia P.L.Pizzi) aprile 2004 Cagliari, Teatro Lirico. Dynamic 33467/1-2
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, La finta giardiniera (Gens,Kučerová,Reinprecht,Donose,Ainsley, Graham-Hall, Werba, Ivor Bolton) 2006 Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg
- Franz Schubert, Alfonso und Estrella (Mei, Trost, Werba) Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Lirico di Cagliari
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Die Zauberflote. Bernard Richter, Julia Kleiter, Mandy Fredrich, Georg Zeppenfeld, Markus Werba, Elisabeth Schwarz, Concentus Musicus Wien / Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Sony 2 DVD
- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Actors: Michael Volle, Georg Zeppenfeld, Markus Werba, Monika Bohinec, Roberto Saccà; conductor: Daniele Gatti, Vienna Philharmonic
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/singeroftheworld03/performers/austria.shtml Biography from BBC