Mauro Peter (born in 1987) is a Swiss operatic lyric tenor.

Life

Born in

Lucerne Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking po ...

, Peter gained his first experience as a child with the Lucerne Boys Choir. From 2008 he was trained by Fenna Kügel-Seifried at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München and since 2010 by the

Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding The Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding (English: Bavarian Theatre Academy August Everding) at the Prinzregententheater in Munich, was founded by August Everding in 1993. Since September 2014, the Academy has been directed by Hans-Jürgen Dr ...

in Munich. At the same time he attended the oratorio class of Christoph Adt and the lied class of

Helmut Deutsch Helmut Erich Deutsch (born 24 December 1945) is an Austrian classical pianist, specialising in chamber music and lieder accompaniment. Deutsch was born in Vienna, where he studied piano, composition and musicology at the Vienna Music Academy fro ...

. In 2009 Peter made his debut with the as Ferrando in ''

Così fan tutte (''All Women Do It, or The School for Lovers''), K. 588, is an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was first performed on 26 January 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte w ...

'', in 2010 he also gave Don Ottavio and in 2011 Tamino. In 2011 he had engagements at other Munich institutions, the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, the Bayerische Theaterakademie and in 2012 at the Prinzregententheater. Peter joined several times with the

Münchner Rundfunkorchester The Munich Radio Orchestra (German: ''Münchner Rundfunkorchester'') is a German symphony broadcast orchestra based in Munich. It is one of the two orchestras affiliated with the Bavarian Radio ( Bayerischer Rundfunk), the other being the Bava ...

(conductor Ulf Schirmer) in oratorios by J. S. Bach, G. F. Händel,

Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

, Giacomo Puccini and Gioacchino Rossini as well as in Mozart's ''

Requiem A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead ( la, Missa pro defunctis) or Mass of the dead ( la, Missa defunctorum), is a Mass of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, ...

''. Peter's song repertoire includes songs by

Samuel Barber Samuel Osmond Barber II (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, conductor, baritone, and music educator, and one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century. The music critic Donal Henahan said, "Proba ...

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...

, Franz Schubert ('' Die schöne Müllerin'' also in an adapted version for orchestra at the ), Peter Warlock and

Hugo Wolf Hugo Philipp Jacob Wolf (13 March 1860 – 22 February 1903) was an Austrian composer of Slovene origin, particularly noted for his art songs, or Lieder. He brought to this form a concentrated expressive intensity which was unique in late Ro ...

. He made his debut at the Schubertiade Vorarlberg and the Salzburg Festival in 2012 and since then has been a regular guest at both these venues. Since the 2013/14 season he has been a member of the ensemble at the Zürich Opera House. At the beginning of 2014, Peter made his debut, again with Schubert's ''Müllerin'', at the Wigmore Hall. In 2014 he made his debut in the Mozart Da Ponte cycle at the Theater an der Wien under the musical direction of

Nikolaus Harnoncourt Johann Nikolaus Harnoncourt or historically Johann Nikolaus Graf de la Fontaine und d'Harnoncourt-Unverzagt; () (6 December 1929 – 5 March 2016) was an Austrian conductor, particularly known for his historically informed performances of music ...

. In 2015 he made his debut, again with Tamino, at the

Paris Opera The Paris Opera (, ) is the primary opera and ballet company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the , and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and officially renamed the , but continued to be ...

, at the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich and in 2017 at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. At

La Scala La Scala (, , ; abbreviation in Italian of the official name ) is a famous opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the ' (New Royal-Ducal Theatre alla Scala). The premiere performan ...

in Milan he made his debut as Belmonte in Mozart's '' Die Entführung aus dem Serail''. He sang the same role at the Toronto Opera House Canadian Opera Company. In 2015 his debut CD with Goethe songs by Franz Schubert was released,Reviews
on Scena.org and in 2016 a Schumann album on Sony Classical.

Awards

* Prize winner of the

Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg (Schloss Rheinsberg chamber opera) is an international opera festival for young singers, founded and first directed by composer Siegfried Matthus. It takes place every summer at the historical Schloss Rheinsberg, in Br ...

and scholarship holder of the

Deutscher Bühnenverein The Deutscher Bühnenverein is an organization representing 430 theatres, opera houses, drama, ballet and opera companies and orchestras in Germany. It is involved in artistic, legal, organisational and political questions relevant to its membe ...

(Bavarian regional association). In 2010 he received a sponsorship award from the Vera und Volker Doppelfeld Foundation. * Winner of the Robert Schumann International Competition for Pianists and Singers in 2012. * Participant at the International Classical Music Awards in 2017.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Peter, Mauro Swiss operatic tenors 1987 births Living people Musicians from Lucerne 21st-century Swiss male opera singers

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