Erwin Schrott
{{Short description|Uruguayan opera singer}}
{{infobox person
| name = Erwin Schrott
| image = 5887Erwin Schrott.jpg
| caption = Erwin Schrott, 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|12|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay
| occupation = Opera singer (bass-baritone)
| years_active = 1994–present
| partner = Anna Netrebko (2008–2013)
| spouse = Niyousha Nasri
| children = 2
| website = {{url|https://erwinschrott.com/}}
}}
Erwin Schrott (born 21 December 1972) is an Uruguayan operatic bass-baritone, particularly known for the title role of Mozart's Don Giovanni.See for example, {{harvnb|Ashley|2007}}; {{harvnb|Christiansen|2007}}; {{harvnb|Rosenberg|2005}}; {{harvnb|Rich|2003}}; {{harvnb|Page|2003}}
Career
Schrott studied singing with Franca Mattiucci. He made his professional debut in Montevideo at the age of 22, singing Roucher in Andrea Chénier. Following a stint at the Teatro Municipal in Santiago, Chile, where he sang Timur in Turandot, Colline in La bohème, Sparafucile in Rigoletto and Ramfis in Aida, he won a scholarship to study in Italy.{{sfn|Mangan|2005}}
After winning first prize (male singer) and the Audience Prize in the 1998 Operalia competition{{sfn|Operalia|1998}} founded by Plácido Domingo, he went on to leading roles in major opera houses in both Europe and the United States. He made his debut at the Vienna State Opera as Banquo in Verdi's Macbeth on 28 March 1999 and returned there to sing Leporello in Don Giovanni and Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro. At La Scala, he has sung the Title role in Don Giovanni and Pharaon in Moïse et Pharaon. His debut at the New York Metropolitan Opera came on 30 November 2000 when he sang Colline in La bohème. He returned to the company in 2005 as Escamillo in Carmen, in 2006 in the Title role in Don Giovanni for the Met's Japan Tour, in 2007 as Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro and in 2008 in the Title role in Don Giovanni. Since his debut at the Royal Opera House in September 2003 as Leporello in Don Giovanni, Schrott has sung Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, and the Title role in Don Giovanni with the company. He sang the role of Escamillo (7 December 2009) in the production of Carmen conducted by Daniel Barenboim, with Jonas Kaufmann as Don Josè and Anita Rachvelishvili in the Title role, that opened the season at La Scala.
Schrott's performances on the concert stage include a joint concert with Anna Netrebko conducted by Plácido Domingo in the Centro de Bellas Artes, San Juan, Puerto Rico (9 October 2007),{{sfn|El Universal|2007}} a gala concert for the 5th Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Festival, with Anna Netrebko and Elīna Garanča (29 March 2008),{{sfn|Al-Arab|2008}} and a solo concert in the Münchner Residenz (9 November 2008).{{sfn|Kayser|2008}}
In April 2008, concert promoter Ian Rosenblatt said that he was planning to sue Schrott for breach of contract when he cancelled his appearance in the Rosenblatt Recital Series for 11 June 2008 at Cadogan Hall.James Jolly [http://www.gramophone.co.uk/newsMainTemplate.asp?storyID=3016&newssectionID=1 "Baritone Erwin Schott sued by concert promoter"], Gramophone Online, 28 April 2008 The dispute was settled out of court in August 2008 when Schrott agreed to make a donation to charity.{{cite web
|url = http://www.rosenblattrecitalseries.co.uk/html/announcements.html
|title = The Rosenblatt Recital Series — News
|access-date = 9 September 2008
|date = 13 August 2008
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080727013536/http://www.rosenblattrecitalseries.co.uk/html/announcements.html
|archive-date = 27 July 2008
|url-status = dead
}}
Personal life
Schrott was married in Uruguay and has a daughter, born in 1998.{{Cite news |last=Tommasini |first=Anthony |date=2008-09-25 |title=A Rake, Sure, but a Thoughtful One |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/26/arts/music/26erwi.html |access-date=2023-01-23 |issn=0362-4331}} After the divorce, his wife and daughter stayed in Uruguay. He was for six years the partner of the Russian soprano Anna Netrebko.{{Cite news |date=2013-11-25 |title=Anna Netrebko und Erwin Schrott haben sich getrennt |language=de |work=Der Spiegel |url=https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/leute/anna-netrebko-und-erwin-schrott-haben-sich-getrennt-a-935525.html |access-date=2023-01-23 |issn=2195-1349}} They never married, and in November 2013, Netrebko announced that she and Schrott had separated amicably.Der Spiegel (25 November 2013). [http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/leute/anna-netrebko-und-erwin-schrott-haben-sich-getrennt-a-935525.html "Ehemaliges Opern-Traumpaar: Anna Netrebko trennt sich von Erwin Schrott"]. Retrieved 12 January 2014 {{in lang|de}}.[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/nyregion/16routine.html Finn, Robin. "Breakfast Eggs (15 Ways) by a Soprano"] The New York Times. 14 January 2011 (Retrieved 24 August 2012) Their son, Tiago Aruã, was born on 5 September 2008 in Vienna.{{cite web
|url = http://wien.orf.at/stories/305472/
|title = Anna Netrebko brachte Buben zur Welt
|access-date = 6 September 2008
|date = 5 September 2008
|publisher = ORF
|language = German
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110706094228/http://wien.orf.at/stories/305472/
|archive-date = 6 July 2011
|url-status = dead
}} In addition to joint concerts in Puerto Rico, Abu Dhabi and Riga, Netrebko and Schrott appeared together in Don Giovanni with the New York Metropolitan Opera's Japan Tour in June 2006{{sfn|Metropolitan Opera Database}} and at the Royal Opera House in June 2007.{{sfn|Tommasini|2007}}
Schrott is now married to Niyousha Nasri.{{Cite web |last=Redakcja |date=2018-12-11 |title=Koncert z cyklu "Muzyka czyni cuda" w Gdańsku. Erwin Schrott i jego muzyczne cuda [zdjęcia] |url=https://dziennikbaltycki.pl/koncert-z-cyklu-muzyka-czyni-cuda-w-gdansku-erwin-schrott-i-jego-muzyczne-cuda-zdjecia/ar/13734434 |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Dziennik Bałtycki |language=pl-PL}}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-13 |title=Bildergalerie Festspiele: Premieren Aufmarsch zu Aida 2022 |url=https://www.meinbezirk.at/salzburg-stadt/c-regionauten-community/premieren-aufmarsch-zu-aida-2022_a5527750 |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=MeinBezirk.at |language=de}}
Awards and honors
- 2018: Excelentia a la Cultura Prize 2018, La Fundación Excelencia – Spain[http://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20180520/443719572235/la-fundacion-excelentia-premia-a-samsung-gaes-y-rolex-entre-otros-con-la-iv-edicion-de-sus-premios-a-la-cultura.html "La Fundación Excelentia premia a Samsung, Gaes y Rolex, entre otros, con la IV edición de sus Premios a la Cultura"], ''La Vanguardia, 20 May 2018
- 2017: XXX International "Luigi Illica Prize" – Premio Illica, Italy[http://www.liberta.it/news/cultura-e-spettacoli/2017/08/05/la-magia-della-piazza-monumentale-per-il-premio-illica-2017-tutti-i-premiati/ "La magia della piazza monumentale per il premio Illica 2017"], Libertà, 5 August 2017
- 2017: Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich – Grand golden medal of honor for services to the republic of AustriaAnnouncement by Austrian Bundeskanzleramt on 24 July 2017
[https://www.bka.gv.at/-/erwin-schrott-wird-mit-goldenem-ehrenzeichen-ausgezeichnet "Erwin Schrott wird mit Goldenem Ehrenzeichen ausgezeichnet"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808034826/https://www.bka.gv.at/-/erwin-schrott-wird-mit-goldenem-ehrenzeichen-ausgezeichnet |date=2017-08-08 }} - 2015: "Distinguished Citizen" from MontevideoIntendencia de Montevideo [http://www.montevideo.gub.uy/institucional/noticias/erwin-schrott-es-ciudadano-ilustre-de-montevideo "Erwin Schrott es Ciudadano Illustre de Montevideo"], 14 August 2015
- 2012: Echo Klassik Award for his album Rojotango
- 1998: First prize (male singer) and Audience prize Operalia competition founded by Plácido Domingo
Repertoire
- Bellini: Sir Giorgio and Riccardo Forth in I puritani
- Bellini: Rodolfo in La sonnambula
- Berlioz: Mephistopheles in La damnation de Faust
- Berlioz: Narbal in Les Troyens
- Bizet: Escamillo in Carmen
- Boito: Title role in Mefistofele
- Donizetti: Dulcamara in L’elisir d’amore
- Donizetti: Enrico VIII. in Anna Bolena
- Donizetti: Don Alfonso in Lucrezia Borgia
- Donizetti: Title role in Don Pasquale
- Gounod: Mephistopheles in Faust
- Mozart: Title role and Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro
- Mozart: Title role and Leporello in Don Giovanni
- Offenbach: Lindorf/Coppélius/Miracle in The Tales of Hoffmann
- Ponchielli: Alvise Badoero in La Gioconda
- Puccini: Scarpia in Tosca
- Puccini: Colline in La bohème
- Puccini: Timur in Turandot
- Rossini: Alidoro in La Cenerentola
- Rossini: Pharaon in Moïse et Pharaon
- Rossini: Selim in Il turco in Italia
- Rossini: Lindoro in L’italiana in Algeri
- Verdi: Banco in Macbeth
- Verdi: Ramfis in Aida
- Verdi: Procida in Les vêpres siciliennes
- Verdi: Title role in Attila
- Verdi: Pagano in I Lombardi alla prima crociata
Recordings
- Les vêpres siciliennes (Verdi) Royal Opera House, London, Production 2013/Release 2015, Antonio Pappano conducting. Warner Music Group, DVD & Blu-ray
- Don Giovanni (Mozart) Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, 2013, Thomas Hengelbrock conducting. Sony Classical, DVD & Blu-ray
- Rojotango – Live in Berlin, 2013, Sony Classical, DVD
- Arias – Erwin Schrott, 2012, Daniele Rustioni conducting. Sony Classical, CD
- Rojotango – Erwin Schrott, Tango CD, 2011, with Pablo Ziegler. Sony Classical, CD
- Don Giovanni (Mozart) Salzburg Festival recorded in 2008, 2010, Bertrand de Billy conducting. Naxos Germany, DVD
- Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart) Opernhaus Zürich, 2009, Franz Welser-Möst conducting. EMI Music, DVD
- Arias by Mozart, Verdi, Berlioz, Gounod & Meyerbeer, 2008, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Riccardo Frizza conducting. Decca CD
- Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart) Royal Opera House, 2008, Antonio Pappano conducting. Opus Arte, DVD & Blu-ray
- Moïse et Pharaon (Pharaon), Teatro alla Scala, 2003, Riccardo Muti conducting. TDK DVD
- L'elisir d'amore (Dulcamara), Macerata Opera Festival, 2002, {{ill|Niels Muus|da||de}} conducting. Rai Trade DVD and CD
References
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Sources
- {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Al-Arab|2008}}|reference=Al-Arab, [http://english.alarabonline.org/display.asp?fname=2008%5C04%5C04-01%5Czculturez%5C971.htm&dismode=x&ts=01/04/2008%2009:14:11%20%C3%95 "Opera Gala in Abu Dhabi"]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, April 1, 2008. Accessed 10 November 2008.}}
- {{cite news|last=Ashley|first=Tim|url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/live/story/0,,2103671,00.html|title=Review: Don Giovanni Royal Opera House, London|work=The Guardian|date=June 15, 2007|access-date=15 June 2007}}
- {{cite news|last=Christiansen|first=Rupert|authorlink=Rupert Christiansen|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/06/13/bmdon113.xml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105180810/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/06/13/bmdon113.xml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 5, 2007|title=The charmer and the psychopath|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|date=June 13, 2007|access-date=10 November 2008}}
- {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|El Universal|2007}}|reference=El Universal, [http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/454209.html "Debuta Plácido Domingo como director de la Sinfónica de Puerto Rico"], 10 October 2007. Accessed 10 November 2008.}}
- {{cite news|last=Kayser|first=Beate|url=http://www.tz-online.de/de/aktuelles/stars/artikel_50972.html|title=Erwin Schrott im Herkulessaal: Mann ohne Führerschein|language=de|work=tz|date=November 11, 2008}}
- {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Mangan|2005}}|reference=Mangan, Timothy, [http://www.metoperafamily.org/operanews/issue/article.aspx?id=1435 "Sure Fire"] Opera News, December 2005. Accessed via subscription 15 June 2007 {{dead link|date=April 2020}}}}
- {{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Metropolitan Opera Database}}|reference=[http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=BibSpeed/gisrch2k.r?Term=Schrott,%20Erwin%20%5BBass%5D&limit=5000&vsrchtype=no&xBranch=ALL&xmtype=&Start=&End=&theterm=Sch%72o%74%74,%20%45%72win%20%5BBass%5D&srt=&x=0&xHome=http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/bibpro.htm&xHomePath=http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/ Metropolitan Opera Database]. Accessed 15 June 2007.}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.operalia.org/pageswinners/winners1998.html|title=Operalia winners 1998|access-date=31 October 2008|year=1998|publisher=Operalia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100422014658/http://www.operalia.org/pageswinners/winners1998.html|archive-date=22 April 2010|url-status=dead|ref={{harvid|Operalia|1998}}}}
- {{cite news|last=Page|first=Tim|authorlink=Tim Page (music critic)|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A55509-2003Mar30|title=Washington's Don Giovanni, Hitting Many of the High Notes|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=31 March 2003|page=C01|access-date=15 June 2007}}{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
- {{cite news|last=Rich|first=Alan|authorlink=Alan Rich|title=A Lot of Night Music|work=LA Weekly|date=June 27, 2003}}
- {{cite news|last=Rosenberg|first=Marion Lignana|authorlink=Marion Lignana Rosenberg|title=Not a Carmen to die for, but it still thrills|work=Newsday|date=23 November 2005}}
- {{cite news|last=Tommasini|first=Anthony|authorlink=Anthony Tommasini|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/18/arts/music/18giov.html|title=Hey, Giovanni, Put a Shirt on. You'll Catch Cold.|work=The New York Times|date=June 18, 2007|access-date=10 November 2008}}
Further reading
- Battle, Laura, [http://www.musicomh.com/classical_features/erwin-schrott_0607.htm "Interview: Erwin Schrott"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710191320/http://www.musicomh.com/classical_features/erwin-schrott_0607.htm |date=2007-07-10 }} Music OMH, June 2007. Accessed 15 June 2007.
- Brotons Ibáñez, R., [http://www.levante-emv.com/secciones/noticia.jsp?pNumEjemplar=3371&pIdSeccion=9&pIdNoticia=254959 "Erwin Schrott: «Accidentes como este pasan en todos los teatros»"]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Levante, 12 December 2006 (in Spanish). Accessed 15 June 2007.
External links
{{Commons category|Erwin Schrott}}
- [http://www.erwinschrott.com/ Official web site] (accessed 30 June 2008)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306014104/https://erwinschrott.wordpress.com/ erwinschrott.wordpress.com] (accessed 5 February 2008)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090602044534/http://www.operaart.it/artists/schrott/index.htm Erwin Schrott biography] on Opera Art Artists Management. (accessed 5 February 2008)
- [http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/news/interviews/detail.aspx?id=2871 New York Metropolitan Interview], October 2007. (accessed 5 February 2008)
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