The bass Roland Bracht was born in Munich and studied there at the Music Hochschule and as a member of the Bavarian State Opera Studio. He was a member of Stuttgart Opera from 1973 to 2017 and was named Chamber Singer in 1985.
His repertoire includes all major roles for his voice, Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte), Commendatore (Don Giovanni), Osmin (Die Entführung aus dem Serail) and Oroveso (Norma). He has undertaken guest engagements in major German opera houses and in Brussels, Rome, Barcelona, San Francisco, Japan, at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan and the New York Metropolitan Opera as well as at the festivals in Munich and Salzburg.
He has served as a regular guest at the Paris Opéra National and appeared as Geronte de Ravoir (Manon Lescaut) at the Munich Bavarian State Opera. Performances at Stuttgart Opera included Rocco in Fidelio, Lord Valton in I puritani and Bartolo in Le nozze di Figaro.
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BELLINI, V.: Puritani (I) [Opera] (Staatsoper Stuttgart, 2018) | |
BELLINI, V.: Puritani (I) [Opera] (Staatsoper Stuttgart, 2018)
Composer:
Bellini, Vincenzo
Artists:
Barbera, Rene -- Benzi, Manlio -- Bracht, Roland -- Durlovski, Ana -- Gohrig, Heinz -- Haller, Diana -- Myshketa, Gezim -- Palka, Adam -- Stuttgart State Opera Chorus -- Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra
Label/Producer: Naxos |
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JANACEK, L.: Cunning Little Vixen (The) (Paris National Opera, 2008) | |
JANACEK, L.: Cunning Little Vixen (The) (Paris National Opera, 2008)
Composer:
Janacek, Leos
Artists:
Bracht, Roland -- Davies, Dennis Russell -- Gay, Paul -- Kuebler, David -- Lagrange, Michele -- Minutillo, Hannah Ester -- Paris Maitrise Children's Choir -- Paris National Opera Chorus -- Paris National Opera Orchestra -- Rasilainen, Jukka -- Tsallagova, Elena
Label/Producer: Ideale Audience |
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MOZART, W.A.: Nozze di Figaro (Le) (Paris National Opera, 2006) | |
MOZART, W.A.: Nozze di Figaro (Le) (Paris National Opera, 2006)
Composer:
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Artists:
Berthon, Cassandre -- Bracht, Roland -- Cambreling, Sylvain -- Caton, Frederic -- Lorenz, Eberhard Francesco -- Mattei, Peter -- Murphy, Heidi Grant -- Oelze, Christiane -- Paris National Opera Chorus -- Paris National Opera Orchestra -- Regazzo, Lorenzo -- Schafer, Christine -- Schneiderman, Helene -- Ulrich, Burkhard
Label/Producer: Opus Arte |
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PFITZNER, H.: Palestrina (Bavarian State Opera, 2009) | |
PFITZNER, H.: Palestrina (Bavarian State Opera, 2009)
Composer:
Pfitzner, Hans
Artists:
Bavarian State Opera Chorus -- Bavarian State Orchestra -- Bracht, Roland -- Daszak, John -- Humes, Steven -- Koch, Wolfgang -- Rieger, Christian -- Roberson, Kenneth -- Rose, Peter -- Struckmann, Falk -- Ventris, Christopher -- Volle, Michael -- Young, Simone
Label/Producer: UNITEL |
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VERDI, G.: Rigoletto (Studio Production, 1982) | |
VERDI, G.: Rigoletto (Studio Production, 1982)
Composer:
Verdi, Giuseppe
Artists:
Barbieri, Fedora -- Bracht, Roland -- Chailly, Riccardo -- Corazza, Remi -- Furlanetto, Ferruccio -- Gruberova, Edita -- Kuhlmann, Kathleen -- Otey, Louis -- Pavarotti, Luciano -- Vergara, Victoria -- Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra -- Vienna State Opera Chorus -- Weikl, Bernd -- Wixell, Ingvar
Label/Producer: UNITEL |
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WAGNER, R.: Gotterdammerung (Staatsoper Stuttgart, 2003) | |
WAGNER, R.: Gotterdammerung (Staatsoper Stuttgart, 2003)
Composer:
Wagner, Richard
Artists:
Bonnema, Albert -- Bracht, Roland -- Castle, Sarah -- Collins, Janet -- DeVol, Luana -- Indridadottir, Helga Ros -- Iturralde, Hernan -- Kapellmann, Franz-Josef -- Patchell, Sue -- Poulson, Lani -- Stuttgart State Opera Chorus -- Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra -- Vaughn, Tichina -- Westbroek, Eva-Maria -- Zagrosek, Lothar
Label/Producer: EuroArts |
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WAGNER, R.: Rheingold (Das) (Staatsoper Stuttgart, 2002) | |
WAGNER, R.: Rheingold (Das) (Staatsoper Stuttgart, 2002)
Composer:
Wagner, Richard
Artists:
Bracht, Roland -- Ejsing, Mette -- Ens, Phillip -- Indridadottir, Helga Ros -- Joswig, Margarete -- Kaston, Motti -- Kunzli, Robert -- Lorenz, Eberhard Francesco -- Probst, Wolfgang -- Ruuttunen, Esa -- Schneider, Bernhard -- Schuster, Michaela -- Smith, Catriona -- Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra -- Ullrich, Maria Theresa -- Zagrosek, Lothar
Label/Producer: EuroArts |