Nikolaus Hillebrand

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Nikolaus Hillebrand
Born1948 (age 7273)
Głuchołazy, Poland
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OccupationOperatic bass-baritone
Organization Bavarian State Opera

Nikolaus Hillebrand (born 1948) is a German operatic bass-baritone, who was engaged at the Bavarian State Opera, among others, and appeared at international Festivals such as Bayreuth and Taormina. As a boy he was a member of the Regensburger Domspatzen, and returned to record sacred music with the group as a soloist.

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Career

Hillebrand was born in Głuchołazy. [1] He was a member of the boys' choir Regensburger Domspatzen, the choir of the Regensburg Cathedral. [1] He studied voice at the Musikhochschule Köln with Rolf Dieter Knoll, and at the Musikhochschule München with Hanno Blaschke. [2] He was engaged at the Lübeck Opera from 1973 where he made his debut. From 1974 he was engaged at the Karlsruhe Opera, [1] and from 1976 for several seasons at the Bavarian State Opera. [3]

Hillebrand performed in 1973 the title role in Rossini's Mosè in Egitto in Israel. He appeared at the Salzburg Festival in Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg and in concert. [3] He performed at the Bayreuth Festival first in 1974 as Hans Foltz in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg . [3] In 1975 he performed additionally the parts of Fafner in Siegfried , a Knight in Parsifal , and the steersman in Tristan und Isolde . [2] Hillebrand appeared as the Doctor in Alban Berg's Wozzeck at the Paris Opera. [3] He appeared as Telramund in Wagner's Lohengrin at the Festival of Taormina in 1991. [2]

In concert, he performed for example the bass solo in parts I to III of Bach's Christmas Oratorio at the Ansbacher Festwochen of 1977, with the Regensburger Domspatzen, Heiner Hopfner as the Evangelist, conducted by Hanns-Martin Schneidt. [4]

Hillebrand has taught at the Richard Strauss Conservatory in Munich. [3]

Recordings

Hillebrand recorded in 1977 Bach's Christmas Oratorio with the Regensburger Domspatzen conducted by Schneidt. [5] In 1979 he recorded the vox Christi (voice of Christ) in Bach's St John Passion with them, [6] in an early production in historically informed performance. A reviewer noted the "aura of calm resignation" that he lend to the part. [7] He recorded in 2009 the Requiem in C minor by Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf with Regensburger Domspatzen, conducted by Georg Ratzinger. [8]

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References

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  7. Blyth, Alan (2007). Choral Music on Record. Cambridge University Press. p. 18. ISBN   978-0-521-03583-5. When it appeared in 1979, Hanns-Martin Schneidt's period instrument 'authentic' account (20) provided stiff competition for ... Similarly, Nikolaus Hillebrand gives the part of Jesus an aura of calm resignation ...
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