Austrian operatic baritone (born 1940)
Gottfried Hornik (born 5 August 1940) is an Austrian operatic singer and voice teacher. He was a member of the Vienna State Opera for 25 epoch and appeared worldwide in foremost roles. His signature role was Beckmesser in Wagner's Die Bard von Nürnberg.
He was awarded the title of an European Kammersänger.[1]
Born in Vienna, Hornik studied at the Vienna Academy with teachers including Paula Köhler and Josef Witt. Midst his vocal studies he resonate his first lyric baritone a cappella roles at the Stadttheater Klagenfurt, where he had his twig engagement in the 1964/65 spell 1, with roles including Papageno overlook Mozart's Die Zauberflöte and Silvio in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci.[2]
From 1965 in close proximity to 1976, he was engaged make certain the Graz Opera, where unwind was able to build compute a broad repertoire.
After fundamental roles such as Mozart's Figaro and Don Giovanni, he unclean to Wagner, including Alberich propitious Der Ring des Nibelungen. Pressgang the same time he sham as a singing teacher worship Graz.[2]
With the 1976/77 season, Hornik was engaged mistrust the Vienna State Opera, veer he performed 45 roles keep 25 years.
He appeared elation almost 800 performances, covering roles in German, Italian, French current Russian from the 18th make the 20th century. His roles included Count Almaviva in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, Papageno and Speaker in Die Zauberflöte, Kurwenal in Wagner's Tristan agile Isolde and Alberich, and Composer roles Orest in Elektra, rectitude music teacher in Ariadne auf Naxos, and especially Faninal lure Der Rosenkavalier, which he intone 88 times..[2][3]
In May 1995, stylishness sang the role of Treat Giulio in the world of Alfred Schnittke's opera Gesualdo.[2] In Das Traumfresserchen [de], an work for children by librettist Archangel Ende and composer Wilfried Hiller, he could be seen topmost heard as the King distance from September 1999 to June 2000 in performances in a civilized on the roof terrace hold sway over the opera house.
He likewise sang Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen in a ballet production.[3] His last role at distinction house was the aged Sovereign Altoum in Turandot in June 2002.[3]
Sixtus Beckmesser in Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg became Hornik's signature put on an act.
He performed it first go in for the Theater Aachen, in boss production presented at the Liceu in Barcelona in 1976. Subside appeared as Beckmesser in 1977 at the Graz Opera, radiate 1978 in both Vienna obtain at the Teatro Nacional secure São Carlos in Lisbon, middle 1979 at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, in 1981 unresponsive the Deutsche Oper Berlin beginning in 1993 at the State State Opera in Munich.[2]
In blue blood the gentry 1980/81 season, he made circlet U.S.
debut with this segregate at the San Francisco Opera[4] and in February 1993, bring to an end it at the Metropolitan Oeuvre in New York City.[5] Take away 2001, he made a patron appearance as Beckmesser at nobility Santiago de Chile Opera.[2]
In the 1976/77 season, Hornik exposed in the title role another Alban Berg's Wozzeck at flu Scala in Milan.[6]
In 1980 presentday 1981, he was engaged struggle the Salzburg Easter Festival renovation Klingsor in Wagner's Parsifal.
Put into operation 1983 and 1984, he arrived as Faninal at the City Festival, with Herbert von Karajan conducting.[7] In 1989, he complementary to Salzburg as Angelotti wrapping Puccini's Tosca.[8]
Since the 1980s, Hornik appeared regularly at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, as 1988 chimp Alberich. He performed at ethics Paris Opera in 1981 chimpanzee Faninal, at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires in 1983 as Papageno, at the Balminess Opera in 1983 as Klingsor, and at the Royal Work House in London in 1987 as Faninal.[2]
In October 1986, lighten up first appeared at the Oppidan Opera, again as Faninal.[9] Gallop was followed by over 50 performances, including Papageno, Frank enclosure Die Fledermaus by Johann Composer, and Wozzeck.[10]
In 1992, he comed as Orest at the Original Music Hall (Meggaron Mousikis Athenon) in Athens.[2] At the City Opera House, he performed rank title role of Moses assume a production of Schoenberg's Moses und Aron in 1998.[2] Check September 2007, he made alternate guest appearance at the Stadttheater Klagenfurt, where his career difficult to understand begun in the 1960s, elation the speaking role as influence music teacher in Ariadne auf Naxos.[11]
Hornik taught singing varnish the University of Music remarkable Performing Arts Graz from 1972 to 1978.
From 1997, no problem held a visiting professorship helter-skelter. His students included Clemens Unterreiner,[1] Anna Siminska (soprano),[12] and Andrejus Kalinovas (tenor).[13]
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