Oliver Widmer

{{short description|Swiss operatic bass-baritone (born 1965)}}

Oliver Widmer (born 24 March 1965) is a Swiss operatic bass-baritone whose international career has encompassed lieder, opera, and oratorio. In 1998 he created the role of Jäger in Heinz Holliger's opera Schneewittchen.Ericson, Kristina (2004). [https://books.google.com/books?id=cMZDRQz0lzEC&pg=PA619 Heinz Holliger—Spurensuche eines Grenzgängers]. p. 619. Peter Lang. {{ISBN|3039103547}} {{in lang|de}}

Widmer was born in Zürich and studied first under his father, the baritone Kurt Widmer, at the City of Basel Music Academy. He made his debut as a recitalist in 1985 followed by further study under Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau at the Hochschule für Musik Berlin from 1986 to 1989. He has been a member of the Zurich Opera from the early 1990s.Bigler-Marschall, Ingrid (ed.) (2012). [https://books.google.com/books?id=VLMLhXJX8usC&pg=PA3313 "Widmer, Oliver"]. Deutsches Theater-Lexikon (Weisbrod-Wiel), p. 3313. Walter de Gruyter. {{ISBN|3110936119}} {{in lang|de}}

Widmer has been married to the mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli since 2011.Gavina, Susana (18 December 2012). [http://www.abc.es/cultura/musica/20121218/abci-entrevista-cecilia-bartoli-201212151923.html "Cecilia Bartoli: «Incluso a Verdi le abuchearon en la Scala de Milán»"]. ABC. Retrieved 19 March 2014 {{in lang|es}}.