Klaus Florian Vogt (born 12 April 1970) is a German operatic tenor. He has often sung roles written by Richard Wagner.
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 Vogt in 2015 | |
| Born | 12 April 1970 Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany |
| Education | Lübeck Academy of Music |
| Occupation | Classical operatic tenor |
| Organization | Semperoper |
Career
editKlaus Florian Vogt was a hornist first and played for several years with the Hamburg Philharmonic. He studied voice at the Lübeck Academy of Music and was first engaged at the Landestheater in Flensburg.[1]
In 1998 he moved to the Semperoper in Dresden, where he worked with Giuseppe Sinopoli and Colin Davis. He started as a lyrical tenor, singing Tamino in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, then also Hans in Smetana's The Bartered Bride and Matteo in Strauss' Arabella.
He sang Wagner's Lohengrin first at the Theater Erfurt in 2002, followed by international appearances in this part and also as Stolzing in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, his debut part at the Bayreuther Festspiele in 2007, and Parsifal.
In the concert repertoire, he recorded Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, with Christian Gerhaher and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kent Nagano in 2009.[2]
Several reviewers have characterized Vogt's voice as "reedy".[3][4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ Klaus Florian Vogt Deutsche Oper Berlin
- ^ Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde review of Hugo Shirley, 2 July 2009
- ^ "The week in classical: Aldeburgh festival; Lohengrin; Der Fliegende Holländer review – love and jazz". the Guardian. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ Christiansen, Rupert (8 June 2018). "Lohengrin review, Royal Opera, Covent Garden: Jennifer Davis steps up and a star is born". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ Shengold, David (30 October 2021). "Met's 'Meistersinger': An Uneven Return To Time-Worn Tradition | Classical Voice North America". Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ Wright, David. "Met's epic "Meistersinger" sends a message of confidence and hope". newyorkclassicalreview.com. New York Classical Review. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
External links
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- Literature by and about Klaus Florian Vogt in the German National Library catalogue
- Official website
- Klaus Florian Vogt on his agent's website, including a list of his opera parts (in German)
- Entries for recordings by Klaus Florian Vogt on WorldCat
- Klaus Florian Vogt at IMDb