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

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Life

Olaf Bär Artist Musiespaa

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.

Olaf Bär Artist Musiespaa

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.

Selected Recorded Repertoire

Olaf Bär Figaro Operncaf Spezial am 13 November mit Olaf Br Musik in Dresden

  • 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)



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    Songs

    Winterreise - D 911: No 5 - Der Lindenbaum2017
    Winterreise - D 911: No 11 - Frühlingstraum2017
    JS Bach: St Matthew Passion - BWV 244 / Part One - No22 Recitative : "Der Heiland fällt vor seinem Vater nieder"Bach: St Matthew Passion - BWV 244 · 1989

    References

    Olaf Bär Wikipedia
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