Olaf Bär

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Olaf Bär (born December 19, 1957 in Dresden) is a German operatic baritone.

Life

Bär received his musical training in his home city of Dresden, studying at the city's Hochschule für Musik. His career has concentrated on lieder and on the lyric baritone roles of the operatic repertoire. Many of his early lieder performances were accompanied by the late Geoffrey Parsons.

His operatic debut was in 1981 in Dresden and he was a member of that city's opera company (Semperoper) from 1985 to 1991. His voice has been compared favorably with that of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.^[1]

Selected Recorded Repertoire

Bach: Cantatas with Peter Schreier and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (EMI, 1991)
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem (EMI, 1992)
Duruflé: Requiem (EMI, 1988)
Fauré: Requiem (EMI, 1988)
Mahler (arr. Schönberg): Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with Linos Ensemble (Capriccio, 1999)
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (Papageno) with Neville Marriner (Philips, 1989)
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (Sprecher) with Roger Norrington and the London Classical Players (EMI, 1990)
Schubert: Winterreise (EMI, 1988)
Schumann: Lieder (EMI, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1997)
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Kurwenal) with the Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden; the Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden; Antonio Pappano (EMI, 2004/05)

References

↑ http://www.gramophone.co.uk/gramofilereview.asp?reviewID=9713097&mediaID=165502&issue=Reviewed%3A+Awards+1997

External links

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 44484242 LCCN: n86134460 ISNI: 0000 0001 0893 5343 GND: 124172857

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Name	Bar, Olaf
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Short description	German opera singer
Date of birth	December 19, 1957
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