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
1Zum Werk das wir beginnen Popularity: Opera: Zar und ZimmermannComposer: LortzingAct: 2Type: Voice: B B B T TLanguage: GermanRoles: General/Bett/Syndham/Ivanov/Marquis
2Willst jenes Tags du nicht dich mehr entsinnen Popularity: Opera: Fliegende Holländer, DerComposer: WagnerAct: 3.07Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Erik
3Wenn es Abend wird Popularity: Opera: Gräfin MarizaComposer: KalmanAct: 1.02Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Tassilo
4Venite pur avanti Popularity: Opera: Don GiovanniComposer: MozartAct: 1.28-3 Type: recitativeVoice: B Br S S TLanguage: ItalianRoles: Leporello/Giovanni/Anna/Elvira/Ottavio
5Unsre Liebe Tristan's Liebe Popularity: Opera: Tristan und IsoldeComposer: WagnerAct: 2.08Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Tristan
6Una furtiva lagrima Popularity: Opera: Elisir d'amore, L'Composer: DonizettiAct: 2.12Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: ItalianRoles: Nemorino
7Umsonst sucht ich Popularity: Opera: Rheingold, DasComposer: WagnerAct: 2Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Loge
8Uber die blauen Wogen Popularity: Opera: OberonComposer: WeberAct: 2Type: quartetVoice: Mz Br S TLanguage: GermanRoles: Fatima/Sherasmin/Reiza/Huon
9Tristan Isolde treuloser Holder Popularity: Opera: Tristan und IsoldeComposer: WagnerAct: 1.21Type: recitativeVoice: T S SLanguage: GermanRoles: Tristan/Isolde/Brangäne
10Treulich geführt Popularity: Opera: LohengrinComposer: WagnerAct: 3Type: choirVoice: n/aLanguage: GermanRoles:
11Südwind Südwind! Popularity: Opera: Fliegende Holländer, DerComposer: WagnerAct: 1.07Type: recitative,choirVoice: T B B-BrLanguage: GermanRoles: Steersman/Daland/Dutchman
12Sola 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
13So muss allein ich bleiben Popularity: Opera: Fledermaus, DieComposer: Strauss jrAct: 1.14Type: trio,recitativeVoice: T Br SLanguage: GermanRoles: Gabriel/Falke/Rosalinde
14Siegmund sieh auf mich Popularity: Opera: Walküre, DieComposer: WagnerAct: 2.12Type: recitativeVoice: S TLanguage: GermanRoles: Brünnhilde/Siegmund
15Siegmund heiss ich Popularity: Opera: Walküre, DieComposer: WagnerAct: 1.11Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Siegmund
16Selig wie die Sonne Popularity: Opera: Meistersinger von Nürnberg, DieComposer: WagnerAct: 3Type: quintetVoice: S B-Br T T MzLanguage: GermanRoles: Eva/Sachs/Walther/David/Magdalena
17Raste nun hier Popularity: Opera: Walküre, DieComposer: WagnerAct: 2.11Type: recitative,duetVoice: T SLanguage: GermanRoles: Siegmund/Sieglinde
18Quale aspetto sgomento e desolato Popularity: Opera: Gianni SchicchiComposer: PucciniAct: 1.02-1Type: sceneVoice: Br T S T cALanguage: ItalianRoles: Gianni Schicchi/Rinuccio/Lauretta/Gherardo/Zita
19Protegga il giusto cielo Popularity: Opera: Don GiovanniComposer: MozartAct: 1.28-1 Type: trioVoice: S S TLanguage: ItalianRoles: Elvira/Anna/Ottavio
20Povero Buoso Popularity: Opera: Gianni SchicchiComposer: PucciniAct: 1.01-1Type: sceneVoice: cA Mz Br B T T B SLanguage: ItalianRoles: Zita/La Ciesca/Marco/Simone/Rinuccio/Gherardo/Betto di Signa/Nella
21Ombra mai fu Popularity: Opera: Xerxes (Serse)Composer: HandelAct: Type: ariaVoice: countertenor or mezzoLanguage: ItalianRoles:
22O susseste Wonne Popularity: Opera: Walküre, DieComposer: WagnerAct: 1.10Type: recitativeVoice: T SLanguage: GermanRoles: Siegmund/Sieglinde
23O sink hernieder (Love Duet) Popularity: Opera: Tristan und IsoldeComposer: WagnerAct: 2.05Type: duetVoice: T SLanguage: GermanRoles: Tristan/Isolde
24O diese Sonne Popularity: Opera: Tristan und IsoldeComposer: WagnerAct: 3.12Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Tristan
25Nun sei bedankt mein lieber Schwan Popularity: Opera: LohengrinComposer: WagnerAct: 1Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Lohengrin
26Nothung nothung neidliches Schwert Popularity: Opera: SiegfriedComposer: WagnerAct: 1Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Siegfried
27Non ti fidar o misera Popularity: Opera: Don GiovanniComposer: MozartAct: 1.16-1 Type: quartetVoice: S S T BrLanguage: ItalianRoles: Elvira/Anna/Ottavio/Giovanni
28Niun mi tema Popularity: Opera: OtelloComposer: VerdiAct: 4.07-2 Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: ItalianRoles: Otello
29Nessun dorma Popularity: Opera: TurandotComposer: PucciniAct: 3.02Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: ItalianRoles: Calaf
30Mit Gewitter und Sturm aus fernem Meer Popularity: Opera: Fliegende Holländer, DerComposer: WagnerAct: 1.03Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Steersman