Franz-Josef Selig
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Born | Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany | 11 July 1962
Education | Musikhochschule Köln |
Occupation | Operatic bass |
Organizations | Aalto-Theater |
Franz-Josef Selig (born 11 July 1962) is a German operatic bass.
Career
Born in Mayen, Selig studied at the Musikhochschule Köln, first church music, later voice. During his studies already, he was accepted in 1989 as a member of the Aalto-Theater, the opera of Essen, where he stayed until 1995. He performed as a guest at notable opera houses in Germany, in Europe and the US, such as the Vienna State Opera, the Royal Opera House in London, La Scala, the Hamburg State Opera, both Opéra Bastille and Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, the Metropolitan Opera, La Monnaie in Brussels, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bavarian State Opera, Frankfurt Opera and the Opéra National de Lyon. He focused on roles by Richard Wagner such as Marke in Tristan und Isolde and Gurnemanz in Parsifal. His roles have also included Sarastro in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, Osmin in his Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Rocco in Beethoven's Fidelio, and Fiesco in Verdi's Simon Boccanegra.
In 2007, Selig sang the Bruckner Te Deum with the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, NDR Chor, under the direction of Sir Gilbert Levine. The concert, which was performed in Cologne Cathedral was broadcast by the Westdeutscher Rundfunk (West German television), 3sat[1] and on PBS stations nationwide in the U.S.
Selig made his debut at the Bayreuth Festival in 2012 as Daland in Der fliegende Holländer.
In 2013, he added there the role of Hunding in Die Walküre. In the 2013/14 season, he first performed in Handel's Agrippina, and in Toulouse in Daphne by Richard Strauss.[2] He has also performed recitals of Lieder.
Awards
- 1992: Aalto-Bühnenpreis für junge Künstler
- 2012: Kulturpreis der Stadt Neuwied
- 2013: Honorary member of the Koblenz Richard-Wagner-Verband
External links
- Literature by and about Franz-Josef Selig in the German National Library catalogue
- Franz-Josef Selig at IMDb
- Biografie KünstlerSekretariat am Gasteig
References
- ^ 23. Juni, 20.15 Uhr, Festspielsommer live Anton Bruckner: Sinfonie Nr. 9 d-moll und Te Deum Mit Anja Harteros (Sopran), Liliana Nikiteanu (Alt), Christian Elsner (Tenor) und Franz-Josef Selig (Bass). Es singen der WDR Rundfunkchor und der NDR Chor. Es spielt das WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln unter der Leitung von Sir Gilbert Levine. Live-Übertragung aus dem Kölner Dom://www.operundtanz.de/archiv/2007/03/tv.shtml/
- ^ "Biografie auf den Seiten der Bayreuther Festspiele". Archived from the original on 2018-10-20. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
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