Peter Seiffert
Singer details:
| Voice: | Tenor |
| Nationality: | German |
| Year of Birth: | 1954 |
About Peter Seiffert:
Peter Seiffert (born January 4, 1954, in Düsseldorf) is a German tenor.
Seiffert studied at the Musikhochschule in Düsseldorf and made his debut in 1978 at the Deutschen Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf/Duisburg. In 1979, he was awarded a second place in the Deutscher Musikwettbewerb (German Music Competition), and appeared on the TV show Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre (Anneliese Rothenberger has the honour ).
In 1986, he married the soprano Lucia Popp, 15 years his senior. She died in 1993, after which he married another soprano, Petra-Maria Schnitzer.
He established his career at the Bayreuth Festival, regularly appearing in the title role of Lohengrin, which he last performed in 2005 with his wife Schnitzer in the role of Elsa. In 2003 he was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording, for his performance of Tannhäuser, under Daniel Barenboim. Today, he is a sought-after Heldentenor, singing many of the title roles of Wagner's best-known operas.
Most of the information in this article is taken from the German Wikipedia article.
Popular videos featuring Peter Seiffert:
So muss allein ich bleiben
(Die Fledermaus)
Dieser Anstand so manierlich
(Die Fledermaus)
Una furtiva lagrima
(L' Elisir d'amore)
Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond
(Die Walküre)
Libiamo nè lieti calici
(La Traviata)
Di quella pira
(Il Trovatore)
Nessun dorma
(Turandot)
Other videos of the same singers performing Di rigori armato il seno:
More Arias, Duets and Ensembles performed by Peter Seiffert
1Nessun dorma Popularity: Opera: TurandotComposer: PucciniAct: 3.02Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: ItalianRoles: Calaf
2Libiamo nè lieti calici (Brindisi) Popularity: Opera: Traviata, LaComposer: VerdiAct: 1.03Type: duet,choirVoice: T SLanguage: ItalianRoles: Alfredo/Violetta
3Una furtiva lagrima Popularity: Opera: Elisir d'amore, L'Composer: DonizettiAct: 2.12Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: ItalianRoles: Nemorino
4Ombra mai fu Popularity: Opera: Xerxes (Serse)Composer: HandelAct: Type: ariaVoice: countertenor or mezzoLanguage: ItalianRoles:
5Di quella pira Popularity: Opera: Trovatore, IlComposer: VerdiAct: 3.10Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: ItalianRoles: Manrico
6Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön Popularity: Opera: Zauberflöte, DieComposer: MozartAct: 1.06Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Tamino
7Il mio tesoro Popularity: Opera: Don GiovanniComposer: MozartAct: 2.12-1 Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: ItalianRoles: Ottavio
8Cielo e mar Popularity: Opera: Gioconda, LaComposer: PonchielliAct: 2.05Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: ItalianRoles: Enzo
9Wenn es Abend wird Popularity: Opera: Gräfin MarizaComposer: KalmanAct: 1.02Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Tassilo
10Dalla sua pace Popularity: Opera: Don GiovanniComposer: MozartAct: 1.18-2 Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: ItalianRoles: Ottavio
11O sink hernieder (Love Duet) Popularity: Opera: Tristan und IsoldeComposer: WagnerAct: 2.05Type: duetVoice: T SLanguage: GermanRoles: Tristan/Isolde
12Niun mi tema Popularity: Opera: OtelloComposer: VerdiAct: 4.07-2 Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: ItalianRoles: Otello
13Fuggi crudele fuggi Popularity: Opera: Don GiovanniComposer: MozartAct: 1.04-3 Type: duetVoice: S TLanguage: ItalianRoles: Anna/Ottavio
14Allmacht'ger Vater blick herab Popularity: Opera: RienziComposer: WagnerAct: 5Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Cola Rienzi
15In fernem Land unnahbar Euren Schritten Popularity: Opera: LohengrinComposer: WagnerAct: 3Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Lohengrin
16Bruderlein und Schwesterlein Popularity: Opera: Fledermaus, DieComposer: Strauss jrAct: 2.14Type: septet,ensembleVoice: Br T S Mz S S BrLanguage: GermanRoles: Falke/Gabriel/Rosalinde/Orlofsky/Adele/Ida/Frank
17So muss allein ich bleiben Popularity: Opera: Fledermaus, DieComposer: Strauss jrAct: 1.14Type: trio,recitativeVoice: T Br SLanguage: GermanRoles: Gabriel/Falke/Rosalinde
18Das susse Lied verhallt Popularity: Opera: LohengrinComposer: WagnerAct: 3Type: duetVoice: S TLanguage: GermanRoles: Elsa/Lohengrin
19Siegmund sieh auf mich Popularity: Opera: Walküre, DieComposer: WagnerAct: 2.12Type: recitativeVoice: S TLanguage: GermanRoles: Brünnhilde/Siegmund
20Selig wie die Sonne Popularity: Opera: Meistersinger von Nürnberg, DieComposer: WagnerAct: 3Type: quintetVoice: S B-Br T T MzLanguage: GermanRoles: Eva/Sachs/Walther/David/Magdalena
21Inbrunst im Herzen Popularity: Opera: TannhäuserComposer: WagnerAct: 3Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Tannhäuser
22Nun sei bedankt mein lieber Schwan Popularity: Opera: LohengrinComposer: WagnerAct: 1Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Lohengrin
23Lebe wohl mein flandrisch Madchen Popularity: Opera: Zar und ZimmermannComposer: LortzingAct: 2Type: aria,duet,choirVoice: T SLanguage: GermanRoles: Marquis/Marie
24Sola sola in buio loco Popularity: Opera: Don GiovanniComposer: MozartAct: 2.08Type: sextetVoice: B S S T S BLanguage: ItalianRoles: Leporello/Elvira/Anna/Ottavio/Zerlina/Masetto
25Ja das alles auf Ehr Popularity: Opera: Zigeunerbaron, DerComposer: Strauss jrAct: 1.03Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles:
26Venite pur avanti Popularity: Opera: Don GiovanniComposer: MozartAct: 1.28-3 Type: recitativeVoice: B Br S S TLanguage: ItalianRoles: Leporello/Giovanni/Anna/Elvira/Ottavio
27Siegmund heiss ich Popularity: Opera: Walküre, DieComposer: WagnerAct: 1.11Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Siegmund
28Non ti fidar o misera Popularity: Opera: Don GiovanniComposer: MozartAct: 1.16-1 Type: quartetVoice: S S T BrLanguage: ItalianRoles: Elvira/Anna/Ottavio/Giovanni
29Jungfrau Maria Popularity: Opera: Alessandro StradellaComposer: FlotowAct: Type: Voice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles:
30Dieser Anstand so manierlich Popularity: Opera: Fledermaus, DieComposer: Strauss jrAct: 2.08Type: duetVoice: S TLanguage: GermanRoles: Rosalinde/Gabriel