Andrè Schuen (born 1984 in La Val, South Tyrol) is an Italian baritone in opera, concert and lied. After education at the Mozarteum University Salzburg, he has been an ensemble member of the Graz Opera.
Life
editEducation
editAndrè Schuen comes from a musical family of Ladin origins.[1] His sisters Elisabeth and Marlene Schuen are members of the pop trio Ganes, which is closely linked to their local culture.[2] He studied solo singing with Horiana Brănișteanu and lied and oratorio with Wolfgang Holzmair at the Mozarteum University Salzburg.[3] He also attended a number of master classes, including with Sir Thomas Allen, Brigitte Fassbaender, Marjana Lipovsek and Olaf Bär.[4] In 2009, Schuen was a prize winner at the Internationale Sommerakademie Mozarteum Salzburg[5] and won first prize in the Walter and Charlotte Hamel Foundation singing competition.[6] In 2010 he graduated with distinction and was awarded the Hanna Ludwig Prize and the Lilli Lehmann Medal.[7]
Opera
editSchuen appeared for the first time at the Salzburg Festival in 2006,[8] he performed the role of the footman in Ariadne auf Naxos at the Haus für Mozart in January 2008 and finally appeared in the title role of Le nozze di Figaro at the Mozarteum.[9] In 2009 he appeared at the Salzburg Festival in Al gran sole carico d'amore by Luigi Nono,[9] and in 2010 he was accepted into the festival's Young Singers Project.[10] At the Salzburg Easter Festival he took on smaller roles in Salome (2011)[11] and Carmen (2012),[12] both conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, at the Summer Festival 2011 he appeared in Macbeth, staged by Peter Stein and conducted by Riccardo Muti,[13] performed and sang in concert in Stravinsky's Rossignol under Ivor Bolton.[14]
From September 2010 to June 2014, Schuen was an ensemble member of the Graz Opera,[15] where he was successful in the opera roles of Jeletzky, Masetto, Belcore, Ford, Heerrufer, and as Papageno.[16]
In the 2011/12 season he appeared as Don Alvaro in Rossini's Il viaggio a Reims at the Flemish Opera in Antwerp and Ghent.[17] Schuen sang the title role in Don Giovanni at the Opéra National de Montpellier in June 2013 and Guglielmo in Così fan tutte in December of the same year.[6] In 2015 he made his debut as Ping in Puccini's Turandot at the Bregenz Festival.[18]
From the 2015/16 to 2017/18 season, Schuen was an artist in the "Junge Wilde" series at the Konzerthaus Dortmund.[19][20]
In 2023, Schuen appeared as Wolfram in Wagner's Tannhäuser at Berlin State Opera[21] and as Count Almaviva in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro at Salzburg Festival.[1]
Oratorio
editSchuen is a sought-after oratorio singer. In addition to numerous masses and cantatas, he has sung the bass parts in Bach's Christmas Oratorio, St. John Passion and Mass in B minor, Haydn's Creation, Handel's Messiah, Mozart's Requiem, in Brahms' German Requiem, and the Christ in Bach's St. Matthew Passion and the baritone solos in Fauré's Requiem with the Berlin Philharmonic under Sir Simon Rattle in Madrid and Barcelona.[22]
Concerto
editIn the season 2022/2023, he performed in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 under Andris Nelsons at Gewandhaus, Leipzig and in Mahler's Symphony No. 8 under Riccardo Chailly at La Scala, Milan.[3]
Lieder
editIn the lied area he works with the pianist Daniel Heide.[23] His repertoire includes Schubert's Winterreise[24] and Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen.[25] In 2009 he premiered Herbert Grassl 's song cycle ... Bald ist mir nimmer kalt for voice and drums.[26] In 2014 he made his debut with recitals at London's Wigmore Hall.[27]
Recordings
editSchuen has been the exclusive recording artist for Deutsche Grammophon since 2021.[28][29]
- Heine, Heinrich; Schumann, Robert; Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von; Wolf, Hugo; Martin, Frank; Hofmannsthal, Hugo von; Naxos Digital Services US (2015), Vocal Recital: Schuen Andre (baritone) - SCHUMANN, R., Hong Kong: Naxos Digital Services US Inc., OCLC 1180390644
- Beethoven, Ludwig van; Schuen, Andrè; Boulanger Trio (2017), Irish & Scottish songs, Cologne, Germany: CAvi-music, OCLC 1033675189
- Schubert, Franz; Schuen, Andrè; Heide, Daniel (2018), Wanderer (in German), CAvi-music, OCLC 1060575337[30]
- Liszt, Franz; Heide, Daniel; Schuen, Andrè (2019), Sonetti del Petrarca 47, 104, 123 (in undetermined language), Avi-Service for Music, OCLC 1142098175
- Schubert, Franz; Heide, Daniel; Schuen, Andrè (2021), Die schöne Müllerin (in German), [Germany]: Deutsche Grammophon, OCLC 1251431768[31]
- Larcher, Thomas; Schuen, Andrè; Lintu, Hannu; Radion sinfoniaorkesteri (2021), Symphony no. 2. "Kenotaph" ; Die Nacht der Verlorenen (in German), Helsinki: Ondine, OCLC 1312273375
- Schubert, Franz; Heide, Daniel; Schuen, Andrè (2023), Schwanengesang (in German), Deutsche Grammophon, OCLC 1375989532,[32] Opus Klassik 2023[23]
Awards
edit- 2014: Österreichischer Musiktheaterpreis , ORF III Publikumspreis[33][34]
References
edit- ^ a b Goldmann, A.J. (14 July 2023). "The Baritone Andrè Schuen Performs at the Salzburg Festival". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Die Schuens: Ladinisches Volkslied". BR-KLASSIK (in German). Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Andrè Schuen". Salzburger Festspiele (in German). 31 July 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Biography". www.deutschegrammophon.com. 27 March 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Preisträger und Förderungen 2009". Hamel Stiftung (in German). 16 November 2020. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Andrè Schuen". Challenge Records International. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Schubert, Stefan (9 February 2016). "Donnerstagskonzert des Mozarteumorchesters". MeinBezirk.at (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Andrè Schuen: Konzerte, Artikel, Rezensionen & Termine". concerti.de (in German). Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Andrè Schuen, Bassbariton". oe1.orf.at (in German). Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Schuen Andrè". Bayerische Staatsoper (in German). Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Simon Rattle conducts "Salome", Berliner Philharmoniker, March 28 2011, Berlin, Germany". Operabase. 28 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Laurson, Jens F. (6 February 2014). "Notes from the 2012 Salzburg Festival – 8 – Seen and Heard International". Seen and Heard International. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Büning, Eleonore (5 August 2011). "Verdis "Macbeth" in Salzburg: Heulen? Uns war eher zum Lachen zumute". FAZ (in German). Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Salzburger Festspiele 2011: Le Rossignol / Iolante / Online Musik Magazin". Online Musik Magazin (in German). 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Andrè Schuen, Bariton". KSG (in German). 20 December 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "André Schuen". ADAC Reisen für Musikfreunde (in German). 23 February 2022. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "The Classical Music Network". ConcertoNet.com (in French). Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Dieser Prinz kann sogar komponieren!". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Das Schönste auf der Welt". Konzerthaus Dortmund (in German). Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "KONZERTHAUS DORTMUND". DAS OPERNMAGAZIN (in German). 19 April 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Tannhäuser". Staatskapelle Berlin (in German). Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Schuen CV, Sudetendeutsche Akademie" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ a b Sternburg, Judith von (20 December 2023). "Andrè Schuen und Daniel Heide in der Frankfurter Oper: Funkelnde Welt". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Weiß, Michael Bastian (4 February 2020). "André Schuen singt Schuberts 'Winterreise'". Abendzeitung München (in German). Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Ender, Stefan (18 December 2023). "Liederabende gehen immer, beweist Andrè Schuen im Musikverein". Der Standard (in German). Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Diskografie". Herbert Grassl. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Andrè Schuen baritone; Daniel Heide piano". Wigmore Hall. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Biografie". www.deutschegrammophon.com (in German). 27 March 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Schuen". www.deutschegrammophon.com (in German). Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Andrè Schuen und Daniel Heide: Schubert Wanderer". swr.online (in German). 17 October 2018. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Klassische Ausgeglichenheit". Deutschlandfunk (in German). 7 April 2021. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Burianek, Stephan. "Leidenschaftlicher Barde". Opern•News (in German). Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Opernwerkstatt". radiokulturhaus.orf.at (in German). Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Preisträger". Österreichischer Musiktheaterpreis (in German). 21 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
Further reading
edit- Thurner, Silvia (15 July 2022). "Lieben und Leben im tiefen Strom der Zeit – Jubel für Andrè Schuen und Daniel Heide bei der Schubertiade Hohenems". Zeitschrift für Kultur und Gesellschaft (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- Kugler, Bettina (15 July 2022). "Schubertiade in Hohenems mit Andrè Schuen und Daniel Heide". St. Galler Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- Wildhagen, Christian (19 August 2022). "Lucerne Festival: Vielfalt ist nicht nur eine Frage der Hautfarbe". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- Mischke, Joachim (18 August 2021). "Bariton Andrè Schuen: "Hätte gern eine glückliche Karriere"". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- Laurson, Jens F. (17 December 2023). "Triumph der unbändigen Jugend". Die Presse (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- Gründig, Markus (20 December 2023). "Wehmutsvolle Atmosphäre beim Liederabend von Andrè Schuen und Daniel Heide an der Oper Frankfurt". Kulturfreak (in German). Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- Hoffmann, Gerhard (24 December 2023). "FRANKFURT/ Opernhaus: "ANDRÈ SCHUEN" Liederabend der Sonderklasse". Online Merker (in German). Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- Richter, Andrea. "Ich leb' in meinem Lied". faustkultur.de (in German). Retrieved 1 January 2024.