Clemens Morgenthaler (born 1973) is a German operatic

bass-baritone A bass-baritone is a high-lying bass or low-lying "classical" baritone voice type which shares certain qualities with the true baritone voice. The term arose in the late 19th century to describe the particular type of voice required to sing thr ...

Life

Morgenthaler was born in Wertheim am Main. After graduating from high school, he studied church music and singing at the

Musikhochschule Freiburg A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department (of a larger ins ...

. He completed his subsequent postgraduate studies at the

City of Basel Music Academy The City of Basel Music Academy (german: Musik-Akademie der Stadt Basel) is an institution for music education, located in Basel, Switzerland. It comprises a music school, college of music, and a center for early music research and performance. ...

in the concert class of

Kurt Widmer Kurt Widmer (28 December 1940 – 31 May 2023) was a Swiss baritone and voice teacher, who appeared and recorded internationally. He focused on concert singing, especially of oratorios from the Romantic period. His recordings cover a repertoire ...

and with Gerard Wyss (Lied class) in 2003. He attended master classes with Andreas Schmidt, Ulf Bästlein, Charles Spencer and Rudolf Piernay, among others. His repertoire includes literature from early

baroque music Baroque music ( or ) refers to the period or dominant style of Western classical music composed from about 1600 to 1750. The Baroque style followed the Renaissance period, and was followed in turn by the Classical period after a short transiti ...

to modern. Opera engagements, world premieres, CD, television and radio recordings (DLF, SWR, DRS, ORF) as well as numerous concerts at home and abroad, where he worked with renowned conductors, directors, orchestras, choirs and pianists, document his artistic activities. Concert tours have taken him to almost all European countries. He has sung in numerous cathedrals as well as in concert halls such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Festspielhaus Bregenz, the Philharmonic in Krakow or the Liederhalle Stuttgart. Clemens Foundation and prize winner at the song art competition, Husum. In 2008 he won 1st prize in the PodiumJungerGesangsSolisten competition. In Rome he was awarded 2nd prize and the special prize "Oratorio" at the International Singing Competition "Musica Sacra" in 2008. Since 2004, he has been teaching singing at the .Clemens Morgenthaler
on Hochschule für Musik Trossingen Musik Morgenthaler has been Professor of Singing at the Vorarlberg State Conservatory Feldkirch since 2010.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Morgenthaler, Clemens German bass-baritones 1973 births Living people People from Wertheim am Main