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
2Ombra mai fu Popularity: Opera: Xerxes (Serse)Composer: HandelAct: Type: ariaVoice: countertenor or mezzoLanguage: ItalianRoles:
3Libiamo nè lieti calici (Brindisi) Popularity: Opera: Traviata, LaComposer: VerdiAct: 1.03Type: duet,choirVoice: T SLanguage: ItalianRoles: Alfredo/Violetta
4Una furtiva lagrima Popularity: Opera: Elisir d'amore, L'Composer: DonizettiAct: 2.12Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: ItalianRoles: Nemorino
5Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön Popularity: Opera: Zauberflöte, DieComposer: MozartAct: 1.06Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Tamino
6Treulich geführt Popularity: Opera: LohengrinComposer: WagnerAct: 3Type: choirVoice: n/aLanguage: GermanRoles:
7Il mio tesoro Popularity: Opera: Don GiovanniComposer: MozartAct: 2.12-1 Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: ItalianRoles: Ottavio
8Wenn es Abend wird Popularity: Opera: Gräfin MarizaComposer: KalmanAct: 1.02Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Tassilo
9Cielo e mar Popularity: Opera: Gioconda, LaComposer: PonchielliAct: 2.05Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: ItalianRoles: Enzo
10Siegmund heiss ich Popularity: Opera: Walküre, DieComposer: WagnerAct: 1.11Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Siegmund
11Dalla sua pace Popularity: Opera: Don GiovanniComposer: MozartAct: 1.18-2 Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: ItalianRoles: Ottavio
12O sink hernieder (Love Duet) Popularity: Opera: Tristan und IsoldeComposer: WagnerAct: 2.05Type: duetVoice: T SLanguage: GermanRoles: Tristan/Isolde
13Sola 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
14Niun mi tema Popularity: Opera: OtelloComposer: VerdiAct: 4.07-2 Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: ItalianRoles: Otello
15Nothung nothung neidliches Schwert Popularity: Opera: SiegfriedComposer: WagnerAct: 1Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Siegfried
16Allmacht'ger Vater blick herab Popularity: Opera: RienziComposer: WagnerAct: 5Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Cola Rienzi
17Fuggi crudele fuggi Popularity: Opera: Don GiovanniComposer: MozartAct: 1.04-3 Type: duetVoice: S TLanguage: ItalianRoles: Anna/Ottavio
18In fernem Land unnahbar Euren Schritten Popularity: Opera: LohengrinComposer: WagnerAct: 3Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Lohengrin
19Bruderlein 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
20Non ti fidar o misera Popularity: Opera: Don GiovanniComposer: MozartAct: 1.16-1 Type: quartetVoice: S S T BrLanguage: ItalianRoles: Elvira/Anna/Ottavio/Giovanni
21Nun sei bedankt mein lieber Schwan Popularity: Opera: LohengrinComposer: WagnerAct: 1Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Lohengrin
22Selig wie die Sonne Popularity: Opera: Meistersinger von Nürnberg, DieComposer: WagnerAct: 3Type: quintetVoice: S B-Br T T MzLanguage: GermanRoles: Eva/Sachs/Walther/David/Magdalena
23Das susse Lied verhallt Popularity: Opera: LohengrinComposer: WagnerAct: 3Type: duetVoice: S TLanguage: GermanRoles: Elsa/Lohengrin
24So muss allein ich bleiben Popularity: Opera: Fledermaus, DieComposer: Strauss jrAct: 1.14Type: trio,recitativeVoice: T Br SLanguage: GermanRoles: Gabriel/Falke/Rosalinde
25In des Lebens Fruhlingstagen Popularity: Opera: FidelioComposer: BeethovenAct: 2.01-2 Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Florestan
26Siegmund sieh auf mich Popularity: Opera: Walküre, DieComposer: WagnerAct: 2.12Type: recitativeVoice: S TLanguage: GermanRoles: Brünnhilde/Siegmund
27Dieser Anstand so manierlich Popularity: Opera: Fledermaus, DieComposer: Strauss jrAct: 2.08Type: duetVoice: S TLanguage: GermanRoles: Rosalinde/Gabriel
28Mit Gewitter und Sturm aus fernem Meer Popularity: Opera: Fliegende Holländer, DerComposer: WagnerAct: 1.03Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Steersman
29Inbrunst im Herzen Popularity: Opera: TannhäuserComposer: WagnerAct: 3Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: Tannhäuser
30Ja das alles auf Ehr Popularity: Opera: Zigeunerbaron, DerComposer: Strauss jrAct: 1.03Type: ariaVoice: tenorLanguage: GermanRoles: