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Erwin Schrott

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Erwin Schrott (born 21 December 1972 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is an operatic b*-baritone, particularly known for his interpretation of the *le role in Mozart's Don Giovanni.

Contents

  • 1 Career
  • 2 Personal life
  • 3 Awards and honors
  • 4 Recordings
  • 5 References
  • 6 Further reading
  • 7 External links

Career

Schrott studied singing with Franca Mattiucci. He made his professional debut in Montevideo at the age of 22, singing Roucher in Andrea Chénier. Following a stint at the Teatro Municipal in Santiago, Chile, where he sang Timur in Turandot, Colline in La bohème, Sparafucile in Rigoletto and Ramfis in Aida, he won a scholarship to study in Italy.

After winning first prize (male singer) and the Audience Prize in the 1998 Operalia compe*ion founded by Plácido Domingo, he went on to leading roles in major opera houses in both Europe and the United States. He made his debut at the Vienna State Opera as Banquo in Verdi's Macbeth on 28 March 1999 and returned there to sing Leporello in Don Giovanni and Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro. At La Scala, he has sung the *le role in Don Giovanni and Pharaon in Moïse et Pharaon. His debut at the New York Metropolitan Opera came on 30 November 2000 when he sang Colline in La bohème. He returned to the company in 2005 as Escamillo in Carmen, in 2006 in the *le role in Don Giovanni for the Met's *an Tour, in 2007 as Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro and in 2008 in the *le role in Don Giovanni. Since his debut at the Royal Opera House in September 2003 as Leporello in Don Giovanni, Schrott has sung Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, and the *le role in Don Giovanni with the company. He sang the role of Escamillo (7 December 2009) in the production of Carmen conducted by Daniel Barenboim, with Jonas Kaufmann as Don Josè and Anita Rachvelishvili in the *le role, that opened the season at La Scala.

Schrott's performances on the concert stage include a joint concert with Anna Netrebko conducted by Plácido Domingo in the Centro de Bellas Artes, San Juan, Puerto Rico (9 October 2007), a gala concert for the 5th Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Festival, with Anna Netrebko and Elīna Garanča (29 March 2008), and a solo concert in the Münchner Residenz (9 November 2008).

In April 2008, concert promoter Ian Rosenblatt said that he was planning to sue Schrott for breach of contract when he cancelled his appearance in the Rosenblatt Recital Series for 11 June 2008 at Cadogan Hall. The dispute was settled out of court in August 2008 when Schrott agreed to make a donation to charity.

Personal life

Schrott was the partner of the Russian soprano Anna Netrebko. They never married, and in November 2013, Netrebko announced that she and Schrott had separated amicably. Their son, Tiago Aruã, was born on 5 September 2008 in Vienna. In addition to joint concerts in Puerto Rico, Abu Dhabi and Riga, Netrebko and Schrott appeared together in Don Giovanni with the New York Metropolitan Opera's *an Tour in June 2006 and at the Royal Opera House in June 2007.

Awards and honors

  • 2018: Excelentia a la Cultura Prize 2018, La Fundación Excelencia – Spain
  • 2017: * International "Luigi Illica Prize" – Premio Illica, Italy
  • 2017: Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich – Grand golden medal of honor for services to the republic of Austria
  • 2015: "Distinguished Citizen" from Montevideo
  • 2012: Echo Kl*ik Award for his album Rojotango
  • 1998: First prize (male singer) and Audience prize Operalia compe*ion founded by Plácido Domingo

Recordings

  • Les vêpres siciliennes (Verdi) Royal Opera House, London, Production 2013/Release 2015, Antonio Pappano conducting. Warner Music Group, DVD & Blu-ray
  • Don Giovanni (Mozart) Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, 2013, Thomas Hengelbrock conducting. Sony Cl*ical, DVD & Blu-ray
  • Rojotango – Live in Berlin, 2013, Sony Cl*ical, DVD
  • Arias – Erwin Schrott, 2012, Daniele Rustioni conducting. Sony Cl*ical, CD
  • Rojotango – Erwin Schrott, Tango CD, 2011, with Pablo Ziegler. Sony Cl*ical, CD
  • Don Giovanni (Mozart) Salzburg Festival recorded in 2008, 2010, Bertrand de Billy conducting. Naxos Germany, DVD
  • Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart) Opernhaus Zürich, 2009, Franz Welser-Möst conducting. EMI Music, DVD
  • Arias by Mozart, Verdi, Berlioz, Gounod & Meyerbeer, 2008, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Riccardo Frizza conducting. Decca CD
  • Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart) Royal Opera House, 2008, Antonio Pappano conducting. Opus Arte, DVD & Blu-ray
  • Moïse et Pharaon (Pharaon), Teatro alla Scala, 2003, Riccardo Muti conducting. TDK DVD
  • L'elisir d'amore (Dulcamara), Macerata Opera Festival, 2002, Niels Muus: conducting. Rai Trade DVD and CD

References

    Sources

    • Al-Arab, "Opera Gala in Abu Dhabi", April 1, 2008. Accessed 10 November 2008.
    • Ashley, Tim (June 15, 2007). "Review: Don Giovanni Royal Opera House, London". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
    • Christiansen, Rupert (June 13, 2007). "The charmer and the psychopath". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on November 5, 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
    • El Universal, "Debuta Plácido Domingo como director de la Sinfónica de Puerto Rico", 10 October 2007. Accessed 10 November 2008.
    • Kayser, Beate (November 11, 2008). "Erwin Schrott im Herkulessaal: Mann ohne Führerschein". tz (in German).
    • Mangan, Timothy, "Sure Fire" Opera News, December 2005. Accessed via subscription 15 June 2007
    • Metropolitan Opera Database. Accessed 15 June 2007.
    • "Operalia winners 1998". Operalia. 1998. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
    • Page, Tim (31 March 2003). "Washington's Don Giovanni, Hitting Many of the High Notes". The Washington Post. p.:C01. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
    • Rich, Alan (June 27, 2003). "A Lot of Night Music". LA Weekly.
    • Rosenberg, Marion Lignana (23 November 2005). "Not a Carmen to die for, but it still thrills". Newsday.
    • Tommasini, Anthony (June 18, 2007). "Hey, Giovanni, Put a Shirt on. You'll Catch Cold". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 November 2008.

    Further reading

    • Battle, Laura, "Interview: Erwin Schrott" Music OMH, June 2007. Accessed 15 June 2007.
    • Brotons Ibáñez, R., "Erwin Schrott: «Accidentes como este pasan en todos los teatros»" Levante, 12 December 2006 (in Spanish). Accessed 15 June 2007.

    External links

    • Official web site (accessed 30 June 2008)
    • erwinschrott.wordpress.com (accessed 5 February 2008)
    • Erwin Schrott biography on Opera Art Artists Management. (accessed 5 February 2008)
    • New York Metropolitan Interview, October 2007. (accessed 5 February 2008)

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