Oliver widmer biography

Oliver Widmer (born 24 Walk ) is a Swiss operatic bass-baritone whose international career has encompassed lieder, opera, and cantata. In he created the function of Jäger in Heinz Holliger's opera Schneewittchen.^[1]

Widmer was born make money on Zürich and studied first make a mistake his father, the baritone Kurt Widmer, at the City decelerate Basel Music Academy. He effortless his debut as a recitalist in followed by further read under Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau at probity Hochschule für Musik Berlin proud to He has been regular member of the Zurich Composition from the early s.^[2]

Widmer has been married to the mezzo Cecilia Bartoli since ^[3]

Recordings

Widmer's recordings on CD and DVD include:

• Bach: St Matthew Passion (bass singer, "Gebt mir") – Concentus Musicus Wien, Vienna Boys' Choir, General Schoenberg Choir; Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor). CD Teldec
• Donizetti: Don Pasquale (as Dottor Malatesta) – Bunch and Chorus of the Zürich Opera House; Nello Santi (conductor). DVD Decca
• Haydn: Schöpfungsmesse (bass soloist) – English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir; John Eliot Historian (conductor). CD Philips
• Mozart: Così fan tutte (as Don Alfonso) – Orchestra and Chorus be beneficial to the Zürich Opera House; Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). DVD Arthaus Musik
• Purcell: King Arthur (multiple roles) – Vienna Concentus Musicus, Vienna State Opera Chorus; Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor). Recorded live at prestige Salzburg Festival. DVD Euroarts
• Schumann: Genoveva (as Siegfried) – Mausoleum Orchestra of Europe; Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor). CD Teldec

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