Biography
Wilhelm Schwinghammer is one of the finest basses of the younger generation. His large repertoire ranges from roles of the Baroque repertoire to contemporary music and covers all important roles of his voice catergory such as Figaro (»Le Nozze di Figaro«), Leporello (»Don Giovanni«), Sarastro (»Die Zauberflöte«), Osmin (»Die Entführung aus dem Serail«), König Heinrich (»Lohengrin«), König Marke (»Tristan und Isolde«), Landgraf Hermann (»Tannhäuser«), Daland (»Der fliegende Holländer«), Fasolt (»Das Rheingold«), Rocco (»Fidelio«), Sparafucile (»Rigoletto«) and Orest (»Elektra«). Upcoming projects include roles such as Baron von Ochs auf Lerchenau (»Der Rosenkavalier«) at the Stockholm Opera and a series of concert performances with Zubin Mehta in Tel Aviv as well as Il Re di Scozia (»Arioda
Performance credits
Upcoming performances Today Onwards
Past performances 2003 — Yesterday
Tristan und Isolde (Tristan and Isolde), Wagner, Richard
New National Theatre TokyoKönig Marke (King Mark)
View cast and crewDer Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose), Strauss
State Opera BerlinDer Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau (Baron Ochs of Lerchenau)
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Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose), Strauss
Grand Théâtre de GenèveDer Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau (Baron Ochs of Lerchenau)
View cast and crewDie Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Master-Singers of Nuremberg), Wagner, Richard
Veit Pogner
View cast and crewGrosses Concert: Die drei Pintos (Gewandhausorchester, Dmitri Jurowski), Von Weber
Gewandhaus LeipzigDon Pantaleon
View cast and crewFeatured past performances
Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose), Strauss
State Opera BerlinDer Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau (Baron Ochs of Lerchenau)
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Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose), Strauss
Grand Théâtre de GenèveDer Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau (Baron Ochs of Lerchenau)
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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Master-Singers of Nuremberg), Wagner, Richard
Veit Pogner
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Grosses Concert: Die drei Pintos (Gewandhausorchester, Dmitri Jurowski), Von Weber
Gewandhaus LeipzigDon Pantaleon
View cast and crewUpcoming performances
4Der Ring Des Nibelungen, Wagner, Richard
Teatro Comunale di BolognaFafner
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Biography
Wilhelm Schwinghammer is one of the finest basses of the younger generation. His large repertoire ranges from roles of the Baroque repertoire to contemporary music and covers all important roles of his voice catergory such as Figaro (»Le Nozze di Figaro«), Leporello (»Don Giovanni«), Sarastro (»Die Zauberflöte«), Osmin (»Die Entführung aus dem Serail«), König Heinrich (»Lohengrin«), König Marke (»Tristan und Isolde«), Landgraf Hermann (»Tannhäuser«), Daland (»Der fliegende Holländer«), Fasolt (»Das Rheingold«), Rocco (»Fidelio«), Sparafucile (»Rigoletto«) and Orest (»Elektra«). Upcoming projects include roles such as Baron von Ochs auf Lerchenau (»Der Rosenkavalier«) at the Stockholm Opera and a series of concert performances with Zubin Mehta in Tel Aviv as well as Il Re di Scozia (»Arioda
