Klaus Florian Vogt

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Klaus Florian Vogt
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Vogt in 2015
Born12 April 1970
Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
Education Lübeck Academy of Music
OccupationClassical operatic tenor
Organization Semperoper

Klaus Florian Vogt (born 12 April 1970) is a German operatic tenor. He has often sung roles written by Richard Wagner.

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Career

Klaus Florian Vogt was a hornist first and played for several years with the Hamburg Philharmonic. He studied voice at the Lübeck Academy of Music and was first engaged at the Landestheater in Flensburg. [1]

In 1998 he moved to the Semperoper in Dresden, where he worked with Giuseppe Sinopoli and Colin Davis. He started as a lyrical tenor, singing Tamino in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte , then also Hans in Smetana's The Bartered Bride and Matteo in Strauss' Arabella .

He sang Wagner's Lohengrin first at the Theater Erfurt in 2002, followed by international appearances in this part and also as Stolzing in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg , his debut part at the Bayreuther Festspiele in 2007, and Parsifal .

In the concert repertoire, he recorded Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde , with Christian Gerhaher and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kent Nagano in 2009. [2]

Several reviewers have characterized Vogt's voice as "reedy". [3] [4] [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ Klaus Florian Vogt Deutsche Oper Berlin
  2. ↑ Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine review of Hugo Shirley, 2 July 2009
  3. ↑ "The week in classical: Aldeburgh festival; Lohengrin; Der Fliegende Holländer review – love and jazz". the Guardian. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Christiansen, Rupert (8 June 2018). "Lohengrin review, Royal Opera, Covent Garden: Jennifer Davis steps up and a star is born". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Shengold, David (30 October 2021). "Met's 'Meistersinger': An Uneven Return To Time-Worn Tradition | Classical Voice North America" . Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Wright, David. "Met's epic "Meistersinger" sends a message of confidence and hope". newyorkclassicalreview.com. New York Classical Review. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
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