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Marcus Merkel

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Biography  Born in Berlin, Marcus Merkel studied conducting, composition, piano and singing in Berlin. In his youth he was also trained as a jazz pianist and singer, as well as on the double bass and saxophone. Among other things, he won the German National Composition Competition four times and most recently the competition for the Festiv...read more
Biography  Born in Berlin, Marcus Merkel studied conducting, composition, piano and singing in Berlin. In his youth he was also trained as a jazz pianist and singer, as well as on the double bass and saxophone. Among other things, he won the German National Composition Competition four times and most recently the competition for the Festiv...read more

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Repertoire (52)

 
Composer & WorkRoleProductions
Heuberger
Der Opernball

The Opera Ball

Conductor1
Loewe
My Fair LadyConductor2
Rossini
Il barbiere di Siviglia

The Barber of Seville

Conductor2
Strauss
Ariadne auf Naxos

Ariadne on Naxos

Conductor2

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Reviews (54)

 
12 March 2018Michaela Reichart
Das Ergebnis ist ein Riesenspaß, nicht nur für das Publikum, sondern sichtbar und spürbar auch für die hinreißenden Solisten, den Chor, das Orchester und den energischen Dirigenten Marcus Merkel. [...] Eine umwerfend komische Iris Vermillion, die bezaubernde Sieglinde Feldhofer und die herrlichen Sänger/Komiker David McShane, Manuel von Senden und Dariusz Perczak sowie ein perfekt ei...
19 March 2018Sieglinde Pfabigan
Aber das eigentliche „Wunder“ ging von zwei Instanzen aus, die perfekt harmonierten, dem Dirigenten und dem offenbar grundmusikalischen Regisseur. Bei ersterem wunderte es mich nicht wenig, denn Marcus Merkel hatte nicht die Premiere geleitet, da er aber ohne Partitur vor Augen das musikalische Geschehen souverän steuerte, war ihm die Bühne offenbar genauso wichtig wie das klangliche...

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