Christian Sturm

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Christian Sturm (* January 18, 1978) is a German tenor.

[edit] Life

He began his training as a singer at the University of music and dramatic arts in Graz, Austria, before moving to the University of music and performing arts in Munich, studying firstly with Joseph Loibl and then Daphne Evangelatos.

His operatic début was as Acis in Händels Acis and Galatea on the steps of the Pergamon Altar in Berlin. He has sung in numerous productions at the Prinzregententheater in Munich: Purcell's King Arthur (Production - Claus Guth), Handel's Rodrigo - Giuliano - and Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream - Lysander - , Cavallis La Didone - Aeneas - and most recently Belfiore in Mozart's Gärtnerin aus Liebe (production, Christian Pöppelreiter).

His repertoire extends from Agostino Steffani and Simon Mayr to Milhaud, as well as the world premiere of pieces for the A*DEvangtgarde Festival in Munich. Recordings include Steffani's Stabat Mater and Le Triomphe de la Paix by Pietro Torri.

[edit] Roles

• Lysander (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
• Tamino (The Magic Flute)
• Idamante (Idomeneo)
• Froh (Das Rheingold)
• Alfred (Die Fledermaus)
• Giuliano (Rodrigo)
• Sesto (Giulio Cesare)
• Aeneas (Dido and Aeneas)
• Aeneas (La Didone)