b. 1967 German countertenor Scholl studied at the Schola Cantorum in Basle. He has worked with many leading Baroque specialists, including William Christie, Philip Herreweghe, Christopher Hogwood and Ton Koopman, singing oratorios and cantatas by J. S. Bach and Handel. His recordings include Handel’s Messiah and Solomon, and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and B minor Mass. He ...
such as Eva (Wagner’s Meistersinger), and Strauss’s Arabella and Daphne. A distinguished Lieder and recital singer, she left an extensive discography. Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | Andreas Scholl | Contemporary | Classical ...
man. With the advent on stage in the twentieth century of the countertenor, the integrity of both pitch and appearance is preserved: singers such as James Bowman or Andreas Scholl (b. 1967) can be wonderfully convincing, although the actual sound is quite different from the castrato’s. Soprano castrato parts, however, which remain outside the countertenor’s range, ...
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