Georg Zeppenfeld (born 1970)[1] is a German operatic bass.[2]
Life
editBorn in Attendorn, Zeppenfeld studied first music and Germanistik at the Lehramt, then concert and opera singing at the music academies in Detmold and Köln, and then with Kammersänger Hans Sotin. About his voice training the singer said: "As a Westphalian one is not necessarily born for operatic singing. Where we speak, i.e. in the back of the throat, is not normally where one sings. It took a long time and a lot of patience from my voice teacher before I understood how to bring the voice forward."[3]
Zeppenfeld was awarded the title Sächsischer Kammersänger (Staatsoper Dresden) in 2015.[4]
Discography
editThere are numerous recordings of Zeppenfeld's work, among them Verdi's Messa da Requiem, published live by Arte from the Dresden Semperoper and on DVD under the direction of Daniele Gatti on the 60th anniversary of the destruction of Dresden. CD recordings were made for Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, Oehms Classics and others, radio and television productions with Westdeutscher, Mitteldeutscher, Norddeutscher and Bayerischer Rundfunk, Deutschlandfunk, ORF, 3sat, arte, R.T. Svizzera Italiana, Radio France among others.[5]
References
edit- ^ Tholl, Egbert (27 July 2016). "Georg Zeppenfeld". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Munich. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Georg Zeppenfeld (Bass) on Bach Cantatas Website
- ^ The bassist Georg Zeppenfeld: "As a Westphalian you're not necessarily born to art singing!" Archived 2014-09-14 at the Wayback Machine, Capriccio, retrieved on 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Kunstministerin Stange: "Georg Zeppenfeld ist ein wahres Ausnahmetalent"". sachsen.de. Dresden: Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ Gerog Zeppenfeld on JPC
External links
edit- Georg Zeppenfeld Salzburger Festspiele
- Georg Zeppenfeld Bayreuther Festspiele
- Recordings on Operabase
- Georg Zeppenfeld discography at Discogs
