Erwin Schrott (born 21 December 1972) is an Uruguayan operatic

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, particularly known for the title role of Mozart's ''

Don Giovanni ''Don Giovanni'' (; K. 527; full title: , literally ''The Rake Punished, or Don Giovanni'') is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Its subject is a centuries-old Spanish legen ...

''.

Career

Schrott studied singing with Franca Mattiucci. He made his professional debut in Montevideo at the age of 22, singing Roucher in ''

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''. Following a stint at the Teatro Municipal in Santiago, Chile, where he sang Timur in ''

Turandot ''Turandot'' ( ; see #Origin and pronunciation of the name, below) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. Puccini left the opera unfinished at the time of his death in 1924; it ...

'', Colline in ''

La bohème ''La bohème'' ( , ) is an opera in four acts,Puccini called the divisions '':wikt:quadro, quadri'', ''wikt:tableau, tableaux'' or "images", rather than ''atti'' (acts). composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto b ...

'', Sparafucile in ''

Rigoletto ''Rigoletto'' is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play '' Le roi s'amuse'' by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had c ...

'' and Ramfis in ''

Aida ''Aida'' (or ''Aïda'', ) is a tragic opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had its première there on 24 De ...

'', he won a scholarship to study in Italy. After winning first prize (male singer) and the Audience Prize in the 1998 Operalia competition founded by

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, he went on to leading roles in major opera houses in both Europe and the United States. He made his debut at the

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as Banquo in

Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi ( ; ; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto, a small town in the province of Parma, to a family of moderate means, recei ...

's ''

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'' on 28 March 1999 and returned there to sing Leporello in ''Don Giovanni'' and Figaro in ''

Le nozze di Figaro ''The Marriage of Figaro'' (, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna ...

''. At

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, he has sung the Title role in ''Don Giovanni'' and Pharaon in '' Moïse et Pharaon''. His debut at the New York

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came on 30 November 2000 when he sang Colline in ''

''. He returned to the company in 2005 as Escamillo in ''

Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the O ...

'', 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

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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

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, with

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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 Anna Yuryevna Netrebko (; born 18 September 1971) is a Russian and Austrian operatic soprano who has performed at the Salzburg Festival, Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera, the Royal Opera and La Scala. Netrebko is one of the few Russian p ...

conducted by Plácido Domingo in the Centro de Bellas Artes, San Juan, Puerto Rico (9 October 2007), a gala concert for the 5th

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Music and Arts Festival, with Anna Netrebko and Elīna Garanča (29 March 2008), and a solo concert in the Münchner Residenz (9 November 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 Cadogan Hall is a 950-seat capacity concert hall in Sloane Terrace in Chelsea, London, Chelsea in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England. The resident music ensemble at Cadogan Hall is the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ( ...

. The dispute was settled out of court in August 2008 when Schrott agreed to make a donation to charity.

Personal life

Schrott was married in Uruguay and has a daughter, born in 1998. After the divorce, his wife and daughter stayed in Uruguay. He was for six years the partner of the Russian soprano

. They never married, and in November 2013, Netrebko announced that she and Schrott had separated amicably. Their son, Tiago Aruã, was born on 5 September 2008 in

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. 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 and at the

in June 2007. Schrott is now married to Niyousha Nasri.

Awards and honors

* 2018: Excelentia a la Cultura Prize 2018, La Fundación Excelencia – Spain * 2017: XXX International "Luigi Illica Prize" – Premio Illica, Italy * 2017: Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich – Grand golden medal of honor for services to the republic of Austria *2015: "Distinguished Citizen" from MontevideoIntendencia de Montevide
"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

Repertoire

* Bellini: Sir Giorgio and Riccardo Forth in ''

I puritani ' (''The Puritans'') is an 1835 opera by Vincenzo Bellini. It was originally written in two acts and changed to three acts before the premiere on the advice of Gioachino Rossini, with whom the young composer had become friends. The music was set ...

'' * Bellini: Rodolfo in ''

La sonnambula ''La sonnambula'' (; ''The Sleepwalker'') is an opera semiseria in two acts, with music in the ''bel canto'' tradition by Vincenzo Bellini set to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani, based on a scenario for a ''ballet-pantomime'' written by Eu ...

'' *

Berlioz Louis-Hector Berlioz (11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) was a French Romantic music, Romantic composer and conductor. His output includes orchestral works such as the ''Symphonie fantastique'' and ''Harold en Italie, Harold in Italy'' ...

: Mephistopheles in ''

La damnation de Faust ''La Damnation de Faust'' (English: ''The Damnation of Faust''), Op. 24 is a French musical composition for four solo voices, full seven-part chorus, large children's chorus and orchestra by the French composer Hector Berlioz. He called it a ' ...

'' * Berlioz: Narbal in ''

Les Troyens ''Les Troyens'' (; in English: ''The Trojans'') is a French grand opera in five acts, running for about five hours, by Hector Berlioz. The libretto was written by Berlioz himself from Virgil's epic poem the ''Aeneid''; the score was composed be ...

'' * Bizet: Escamillo in ''

'' * Boito: Title role in ''

Mefistofele ''Mefistofele'' () is an opera in a prologue and five acts, later reduced to four acts and an epilogue, the only completed opera with music by the Italian composer-librettist Arrigo Boito (there are several completed operas for which he was lib ...

'' *

Donizetti Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 – 8 April 1848) was an Italian Romantic composer, best known for his almost 70 operas. Along with Gioachino Rossini and Vincenzo Bellini, he was a leading composer of the ''bel canto'' opera ...

: Dulcamara in '' L’elisir d’amore'' * Donizetti: Enrico VIII. in ''

Anna Bolena ''Anna Bolena'' is a tragic opera (''tragedia lirica'') in two acts composed by Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto after Ippolito Pindemonte's ''Enrico VIII ossia Anna Bolena'' and Alessandro Pepoli's ''Anna Bolena'', ...

'' * Donizetti: Don Alfonso in ''

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'' * Donizetti: Title role in ''

Don Pasquale ''Don Pasquale'' () is a Gaetano Donizetti opera buffa, or comic opera, in three acts, with an Italian libretto completed largely by Giovanni Ruffini as well as the composer. It was based on a libretto by Angelo Anelli for Stefano Pavesi's oper ...

'' *

Gounod Charles-François Gounod (; ; 17 June 181818 October 1893), usually known as Charles Gounod, was a French composer. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been ''Faust (opera), Faust'' (1859); his ''Roméo et Juliette'' (18 ...

: Mephistopheles in ''

Faust Faust ( , ) is the protagonist of a classic German folklore, German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust (). The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a deal with the Devil at a ...

'' *

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...

: Title role and Count Almaviva in ''

'' * Mozart: Title role and Leporello in ''

'' * Offenbach: Lindorf/Coppélius/Miracle in ''

The Tales of Hoffmann ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (French: ) is an by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, who is the protagonist of the story. It was Offenbach's final work; he died in ...

'' * Ponchielli: Alvise Badoero in '' La Gioconda'' *

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: Scarpia in ''

Tosca ''Tosca'' is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. The work, based on Victorien Sardou's 1 ...

'' * Puccini: Colline in ''

'' * Puccini: Timur in ''

'' *

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: Alidoro in ''

La Cenerentola ("Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant") is an operatic in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was written by Jacopo Ferretti, based on the libretti written by Charles-Guillaume Étienne for the opera '' Cendrillon'' with music by Nico ...

'' * Rossini: Pharaon in '' Moïse et Pharaon'' * Rossini: Selim in ''

Il turco in Italia ''Il turco in Italia'' ( English: ''The Turk in Italy'') is an opera buffa in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The Italian-language libretto was written by Felice Romani. It was a re-working of a libretto by Caterino Mazzolà set as an opera (with ...

'' * Rossini: Lindoro in '' L’italiana in Algeri'' *

: Banco in ''

'' * Verdi: Ramfis in ''

'' * Verdi: Procida in ''

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'' * Verdi: Title role in ''

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'' * Verdi: Pagano in '' I Lombardi alla prima crociata''

Recordings

*''

'' (Verdi)

, London, Production 2013/Release 2015,

Antonio Pappano Sir Antonio Pappano (born 30 December 1959) is an English-Italian conductor and pianist. He is currently music director of the Royal Opera House and chief conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. Early life Pappano was born in Epping, Esse ...

conducting. Warner Music Group, DVD & Blu-ray *''

'' (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 *''

'' (Mozart)

Salzburg Festival The Salzburg Festival () is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer, for five weeks starting in late July, in Salzburg, Austria, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart's operas are a focus of ...

recorded in 2008, 2010, Bertrand de Billy conducting. Naxos Germany, DVD *''

'' (Mozart) Opernhaus Zürich, 2009, Franz Welser-Möst conducting. EMI Music, DVD *''Arias by Mozart, Verdi,

& Meyerbeer'', 2008, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Riccardo Frizza conducting. Decca CD *''Le nozze di Figaro'' (Mozart)

, 2008, Antonio Pappano conducting. Opus Arte, DVD & Blu-ray *'' Moïse et Pharaon'' (Pharaon), Teatro alla Scala, 2003,

Riccardo Muti Riccardo Muti (; born 28 July 1941) is an Italian conductor. He is current music director of the Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini. Muti has previously held posts at the Maggio Musicale in Florence, the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, the ...

conducting. TDK DVD *''

L'elisir d'amore ''L'elisir d'amore'' (; ''The Elixir of Love'') is a (comic melodrama, opera buffa) in two acts by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto, after Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's (1831). ...

'' (Dulcamara), Macerata Opera Festival, 2002, conducting. Rai Trade DVD and CD

References

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External links

Official web site
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erwinschrott.wordpress.com
(accessed 5 February 2008)

on Opera Art Artists Management. (accessed 5 February 2008)
New York Metropolitan Interview
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Career

Personal life

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Repertoire

Recordings

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