Rainer Trost (born 1966) is a German

tenor A tenor is a type of classical music, classical male singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The lo ...

whose performance repertoire encompasses

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...

operetta Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs, and dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, length of the work, and at face value, subject matter. Apart from its s ...

Lieder In Western classical music tradition, (, plural ; , plural , ) is a term for setting poetry to classical music to create a piece of polyphonic music. The term is used for any kind of song in contemporary German, but among English and French sp ...

and

oratorio An oratorio () is a large musical composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists. Like most operas, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an instrumental ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias. However, opera is mus ...

s. He is known for roles in Mozart operas. He is also a voice teacher at the

University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna The University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (german: link=no, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, abbreviated MDW) is an Austrian university located in Vienna, established in 1817. With a student body of over three thousa ...

Life

Trost spent his childhood and youth in

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...

where he was born. In his hometown, he was a member of the

Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben The Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben (Stuttgart hymn choir boys) is a German boys' choir founded in Stuttgart in 1900 by the Swabian entrepreneur in 1900. History Lechler's models were the Thomanerchor and the Dresdner Kreuzchor. After World Wa ...

for many years. He first studied law, but turned to singing, studying in

Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population o ...

, Stuttgart and from 1987 to 1991 at tclarifyhe

Hochschule für Musik in Munich The University of Music and Performing Arts Munich (german: Hochschule für Musik und Theater München), also known as the Munich Conservatory, is a performing arts conservatory in Munich, Germany. The main building it currently occupies is t ...

, among others with Adalbert Kraus. Subsequently, the singer was an ensemble member of the Staatsoper Hannover until 1995. In 1992, Trost launched his international career as Ferrando in Mozart's ''

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 ...

'' with conductor John Eliot Gardiner in Paris This performance was recorded live and released on the Deutsche Grammophon label. A Guardian review wrote:

"few tenors on disc can rival the German Rainer Trost in the heady beauty of his voice — above all in Ferrando's aria Una Aura Amorosa".

Later Trost performed especially with the tenor roles in Mozart operas such as Tamino, Belmonte, Ferrando, Don Ottavio, Idamante and the title role in '' La clemenza di Tito''. He has appeared in Hamburg, Lisbon, Amsterdam, Ludwigsburg, Paris, Vienna, Geneva, Berlin, Brussels, Cologne, Barcelona, the

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, at the

Salzburg Festival The Salzburg Festival (german: Salzburger Festspiele) is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer (for five weeks starting in late July) in the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amad ...

and the

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, at the Maggio Musicale in Florence and at the

Royal Opera House Covent Garden The Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. It is the home of The Royal Ope ...

in London. He also appeared as Count Balduin Zedlau in '' Wiener Blut'' by Johann Strauss at the

Seefestspiele Mörbisch The Seefestspiele Mörbisch, originally: Seespiele Mörbisch, is an annual operetta festival in Mörbisch am See (Austria). With around 150,000 visitors, the Mörbisch Lake Festival is the world's largest festival of the operetta genre. In additi ...

in August 2007, and as Arbace in Dieter Dorn's new production of '' Idomeneo'' on 14 June 2008 for the reopening of the Cuvilliés-Theater in Munich. He enjoyed success as Pylade in Gluck's ''

Iphigénie en Tauride ''Iphigénie en Tauride'' (, ''Iphigenia in Tauris'') is a 1779 opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck in four acts. It was his fifth opera for the French stage. The libretto was written by Nicolas-François Guillard. With ''Iphigénie,'' Gluck took ...

'' at the

Theater an der Wien The is a historic theatre in Vienna located on the Left Wienzeile in the Mariahilf district. Completed in 1801, the theatre has hosted the premieres of many celebrated works of theatre, opera, and symphonic music. Since 2006, it has served prima ...

in October 2014. He created the role of Calogero in

Manfred Trojahn Manfred Trojahn (born 22 October 1949) is a German composer, flautist, conductor and writer. Career Trojahn was born Cremlingen in Lower Saxony and began his musical studies in 1966 in orchestra music at the music school of Braunschweig. After gra ...

's ''La grande magia'' at the

Semperoper The Semperoper () is the opera house of the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden (Saxon State Opera) and the concert hall of the Staatskapelle Dresden (Saxon State Orchestra). It is also home to the Semperoper Ballett. The building is located on the ...

in Dresden in 2008. Trost is also active as a concert singer. His repertoire includes works by Britten, Monteverdi, Mozart, Schubert and Bach. Trost was appointed professor for voice at the

. Since 1 March 2021, he has been the deputy director of the Institute for Singing and Music Theater at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.

Awards

* 2013: – "Goldener Schikaneder" in the category best male supporting role for his role in Gluck's ''Telemaco'' at the Theater an der Wien

Recordings

Trost recorded several operas, but also lieder, including a 2007 collection of Schubert songs with pianist Ulrich Eisenlohr. A reviewer noted that he was a "rather powerful singer but also an elegant and sensitive one. His voice has bite and character".Forsling, Göran
Franz Schubert (1897–1828) / Schubert-Lied-Edition: 28 – Schubert' Friends, Vol. 3
musicweb-international.com October 2008, retrieved 26 July 2021.

DVDs

* Richard Strauss: '' Capriccio'' (with

Renée Fleming Renée Lynn Fleming (born February 14, 1959) is an American soprano, known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public occasions. A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Fleming has been nominated for 1 ...

and Anne Sofie von Otter) * Lehár: ''

Der Graf von Luxemburg ''Der Graf von Luxemburg'' (''The Count of Luxembourg'') is an operetta in three acts by Franz Lehár to a German libretto by Alfred Maria Willner, Alfred Willner, Robert Bodanzky, and Leo Stein (writer), Leo Stein. A Viennese take on Bohemianism, ...

'' (with

Juliane Banse Juliane Banse (born 10 July 1969 in Tettnang, Germany) is a German opera soprano and noted singer. Banse received her vocal training at the Zürich Opera, and with Brigitte Fassbaender in Munich. She won first prize in the singing competition of ...

) * Mozart: ''

'' (with Amanda Roocroft,

Rod Gilfry Rodney Gilfry is a leading American operatic baritone. After launching his career at Frankfurt Opera in 1987, Gilfry quickly established a reputation for stylish singing and acting. A renowned Mozart specialist, he has given acclaimed perform ...

, conducted by John Eliot Gardiner)

CDs

* Bach: ''Bach-Kantaten in Berlin – 1000. Veranstaltung'' ( BWV 11, live recording May 1998)Karl Hochreiter & Bach-Chor Berlin & Bach-Collegium Berlin / Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works
Bach Cantatas Website, retrieved 26 July 2021 * Mozart: '' La clemenza di Tito''. Deutsche Grammophon * Mozart: ''

''. Archiv * Schubert: ''

Die schöne Müllerin ' (,"The Fair Maid of the Mill", Op. 25, D. 795), is a song cycle by Franz Schubert from 1823 based on 20 poems by Wilhelm Müller. It is the first of Schubert's two seminal cycles (preceding ''Winterreise'')'','' and a pinnacle of ''Lied'' re ...

.'' Nightingale * Gluck: '' La clemenza di Tito.'' Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

References

External links

Rainer Trost (Tenor)
Bach Cantatas Website *
Rainer Trost
Operabase * {{DEFAULTSORT:Trost, Rainer German operatic tenors 1966 births Living people Musicians from Stuttgart