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
1Cielo e mar Popularity: Opera: Gioconda, LaComposer: PonchielliAct: 2.05Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: ItalianRoles: Enzo
2Libiamo nè lieti calici (Brindisi) Popularity: Opera: Traviata, LaComposer: VerdiAct: 1.03Type: duet,choirVoice: T SLanguage: ItalianRoles: Alfredo/Violetta
3Quale 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
4Fuggi crudele fuggi Popularity: Opera: Don GiovanniComposer: MozartAct: 1.04-3 Type: duetVoice: S TLanguage: ItalianRoles: Anna/Ottavio
5Venite pur avanti Popularity: Opera: Don GiovanniComposer: MozartAct: 1.28-3 Type: recitativeVoice: B Br S S TLanguage: ItalianRoles: Leporello/Giovanni/Anna/Elvira/Ottavio
6Niun mi tema Popularity: Opera: OtelloComposer: VerdiAct: 4.07-2 Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: ItalianRoles: Otello
7Di quella pira Popularity: Opera: Trovatore, IlComposer: VerdiAct: 3.10Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: ItalianRoles: Manrico
8Calmatevi idol mio! Popularity: Opera: Don GiovanniComposer: MozartAct: 2.16Type: recitativeVoice: T SLanguage: ItalianRoles: Ottavio/Anna
9Non ti fidar o misera Popularity: Opera: Don GiovanniComposer: MozartAct: 1.16-1 Type: quartetVoice: S S T BrLanguage: ItalianRoles: Elvira/Anna/Ottavio/Giovanni
10Sola 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
11Il mio tesoro Popularity: Opera: Don GiovanniComposer: MozartAct: 2.12-1 Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: ItalianRoles: Ottavio
12Povero 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
13Ah! del padre in periglio Popularity: Opera: Don GiovanniComposer: MozartAct: 1.04-1 Type: recitativeVoice: S TLanguage: ItalianRoles: Anna/Ottavio
14Nessun dorma Popularity: Opera: TurandotComposer: PucciniAct: 3.02Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: ItalianRoles: Calaf
15Una furtiva lagrima Popularity: Opera: Elisir d'amore, L'Composer: DonizettiAct: 2.12Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: ItalianRoles: Nemorino
16Dalla sua pace Popularity: Opera: Don GiovanniComposer: MozartAct: 1.18-2 Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: ItalianRoles: Ottavio
17Protegga il giusto cielo Popularity: Opera: Don GiovanniComposer: MozartAct: 1.28-1 Type: trioVoice: S S TLanguage: ItalianRoles: Elvira/Anna/Ottavio
18O susseste Wonne Popularity: Opera: Walküre, DieComposer: WagnerAct: 1.10Type: recitativeVoice: T SLanguage: GermanRoles: Siegmund/Sieglinde
19Hochstes Vertrau'n hast du mir zu danken Popularity: Opera: LohengrinComposer: WagnerAct: 3Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Lohengrin
20Lebe wohl mein flandrisch Madchen Popularity: Opera: Zar und ZimmermannComposer: LortzingAct: 2Type: aria,duet,choirVoice: T SLanguage: GermanRoles: Marquis/Marie
21Bleib Senta bleib Popularity: Opera: Fliegende Holländer, DerComposer: WagnerAct: 2.05-1 Type: recitativeVoice: T SLanguage: GermanRoles: Erik/Senta
22Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön Popularity: Opera: Zauberflöte, DieComposer: MozartAct: 1.06Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Tamino
23Mit Gewitter und Sturm aus fernem Meer Popularity: Opera: Fliegende Holländer, DerComposer: WagnerAct: 1.03Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Steersman
24Kein Zweifel sieben Meilen fort Popularity: Opera: Fliegende Holländer, DerComposer: WagnerAct: 1.02Type: recitativeVoice: B TLanguage: GermanRoles: Daland/Steersman
25Dieser Anstand so manierlich Popularity: Opera: Fledermaus, DieComposer: Strauss jrAct: 2.08Type: duetVoice: S TLanguage: GermanRoles: Rosalinde/Gabriel
26Raste nun hier Popularity: Opera: Walküre, DieComposer: WagnerAct: 2.11Type: recitative,duetVoice: T SLanguage: GermanRoles: Siegmund/Sieglinde
27Das susse Lied verhallt Popularity: Opera: LohengrinComposer: WagnerAct: 3Type: duetVoice: S TLanguage: GermanRoles: Elsa/Lohengrin
28Allmacht'ger Vater blick herab Popularity: Opera: RienziComposer: WagnerAct: 5Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Cola Rienzi
29Jungfrau Maria Popularity: Opera: Alessandro StradellaComposer: FlotowAct: Type: Voice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles:
30Märchentraum der Liebe Popularity: Opera: Ungarische HochzeitComposer: DostalAct: 1.09Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: