Olaf Bär

Olaf Bär (born December 19, 1957 in Dresden) is a German operatic baritone. Life: Bär received his musical training in his home city of Dresden, studying at the city's Hochschule für Musik. His career has concentrated on lieder and on the lyric baritone roles of the operatic repertoire. Many of his early lieder performances were accompanied by the late Geoffrey Parsons. His operatic debut was in 1981 in Dresden, and he was a member of that city's opera company (Semperoper) from 1985 to 1991. His voice has been compared favorably with that of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Selected Recorded Repertoire: Bach: Cantatas with Peter Schreier and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (EMI, 1991), Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem (EMI, 1992), Duruflé: Requiem (EMI, 1988), Fauré: Requiem (EMI, 1988), Mahler (arr. Schönberg): Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with Linos Ensemble (Capriccio, 1999), Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (Papageno) with Neville Marriner (Philips, 1989), Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (Sprecher) with Roger Norrington and the London Classical Players (EMI, 1990), Schubert: Winterreise (EMI, 1988), Schumann: Lieder (EMI, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1997), Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Kurwenal) with the Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden; the Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden; Antonio Pappano (EMI, 2004/05)

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