Daniel Schmutzhard

Daniel Schmutzhard (born 1982[1]) is an Austrian operatic baritone.

Life

Born in Aldrans, Schmutzhard was a boy soloist with the Wilten Boys' Choir under Johannes Stecher[2] and studied while still at school at the Tiroler Landeskonservatorium [de]. He continued his studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna with Ralf Döring.[3]

From 2005 to 2011 he was a member of the ensemble at the Volksoper Wien and from 2011 to 2018 at the Oper Frankfurt. At the same time he was a guest at the Bregenzer Festspiele, the Theater an der Wien, the Berlin State Opera, the Paris Opera and the Komische Oper Berlin.[4]

Since the 2018/19 season, he has been working freelance.[4]

He has been married to the opera singer Annette Dasch since 2011 and has two children.[5][6]

Recording

References

  1. ^ Zwei Tiroler am Main, article in der Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 1 January 2012, retrieved on 11 May 2019
  2. ^ Johannes Stecher
  3. ^ "Daniel Schmutzhard" (in German). Komische Oper Berlin. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Daniel Schmutzhard" (in German). Bayreuth Festival. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  5. ^ Frankfurt: Liederabend Annette Dasch / Daniel Schmutzhard
  6. ^ Daniel Schmutzhard – „Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald“ Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Article in Online Merker dated 21 March 2015, retrieved 11 May 2019