DANIEL BLUMENSCHEIN

Daniel Blumenschein (Bariton)

was born in 1978 in Halle an der Saale.

Studied at the → Hochschule für Musik und Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" in Leipzig with KammerSinger (KS) Prof. em. H. Ch. Polster and after receiving the diploma he began an Artistic Development course. He completed both courses of study with honors.

Prize winner in numerous vocal competitions, including: 1st Prize in Voice at the Artländer Music Competetion 2001, 2nd Prize at the Richard Strauss Vocal Competition 2003, 1st Prize at the 3rd Albert Lortzing Vocal Competition 2004. He received a scholarship for Outstanding Performance for the → Hans and Eugenia Jütting Society 2001, and the Richard Wagner scholarship 2004. He has been an active participant in various Interpretation and Master Classes under the direction of artists including: → Thomas Hampson & Wolfram Rieger - Heidelberger Frühling 2008, Prof. Fabio Luisi, KS Theo Adam, KS Prof. Peter Schreier, Prof. Graham Johnson, Prof. Ingrid Figur, Patricia Pease.

He has appeared on the stage of opera houses including → Opera de Nice, → Oper Halle, → Anhaltisches Theater Dessau, and many others, interpreting roles such as Guglielmo «Cosi fan tutte», Allazim «Zaide», Papageno, Speaker and Priest «Die Zauberflöte» by W. A. Mozart, Besenbinder «Hänsel und Gretel» by E. Humperdinck, Kaspar «Der Freischütz» by C. M. v. Weber, 2. Strolch «Die Kluge» by C. Orff, Pappacoda «Eine Nacht in Venedig» by J. Strauß, Mesner «Tosca» and Larkens «La fanciulla del west» by G.Puccini, as well as den Perückenmacher «Ariadne auf Naxos» by R. Strauss.

In addition to his operatic career, his interest also extends to the concert stage. He has already sung all the major Oratorio roles of his Fach by composers including:  Bach, Telemann, Händel, Mozart, Haydn, Mendelssohn, and many others.

He has performed on stage, in concerts, and in recitals at well-known festivals (→ Halleschen Händelfestspiele, → Leipziger Bachfest, Köthener Bachfest, → Kunstfest Weimar, → Wernigeröder Schlossfestspiele, Opera Festival in Peralada and San Sebastiana), which were broadcast on radio and television. He has performed on stage and concertized throughout Europe (Poland, The Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, The Netherlands, Belgium, and Spain) with orchestras including MDR-Sinfonieorchester, → Orchester des Gewandhauses zu Leipzig, → Leipziger Barockorchester, → Staatskapelle Halle/Saale, → Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester, → Hamburger Symphoniker, → Barockorchester L'Arco Hannover, Collegium musicum Salzburg, Karlsruher Barockorchester, and many others.

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