| Lars Fosser |
| Baritone |
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| Lars Fosser has
recently sung Rigoletto at the Jyske Opera in 2007, and gave a recital
at New York’s renowned Carnegie-Hall in March 2008. He
again appeared at home in Denmark, singing Beethoven IX symphony
at Odense in February 2008. He is currently in preproduction to his
coming Cd, entitled :”The Bad Guy”, with arias and scenes from the
Italian repertoire of villains. He studied from 1991 at the National Norwegian College of Operatic Arts, where he graduated in 1994. During this period he performed numerous roles in College-productions, such as: Belcore (L'elisir d'amore), Nick Shadow (The Rakes Progress), Musiklehrer (Ariadne auf Naxos), Marquis de la Force (Les Dialogue des Carmelites), Nardo (La finta Giardiniera) and many more. In October'97 he went to Florence to study at the Belcanto Italia school of Opera with Prof. Jorge Ansorena. Lars Fosser currently works with KS. George Fortune (Deutsche Oper Berlin). He has taken part in master classes with amongst others Werner Hollweg, Ingrid Bjoner, Alberto Zedda and André Orlowitz. Lars Fosser was a part of the regular ensemble at Stadttheater Görlitz, from 00/01 to 04/05. During this period he has sung numerous parts, including: Nabucco (in Concert), Scarpia (Tosca), Zurga (“Les Pescheurs des Perles”, in Concert), Belcore( L’elisir d’amore), Sprecher (Die Zauberflöte), 4 Villains (Contes d’Hoffmann), Rigoletto, Sharpless (“Madam Butterfly”, Spring 2005),and others. He also sang at the Städtebundtheaer Hof, as Marquis de Posa (Don Carlo) and Valentin (Faust), and guested at the Staatsoperette Dresden (4 Villains), Bremerhafen Stadttheater (4 Villains), and at Theater Brandenburg (Scarpia) In February 1997 he made his Danish debut in Copenhagen with the title role of 'Don Giovanni', directed by Kasper Bech-Holten. He subsequently went on to sing the same part in the critically acclaimed '97 Summer-production of "Don Giovanni im E-Werk" in Berlin, Staged by Katharina Thalbach. After having performed the part of Sprecher in the production "Zirkus um Zauberflöte", directed by George Tabori, in Berlin, summer 1998, he sang the part of Escamillo in "Carmen", at the Jutlandische opera, in Aarhus, in Jan. - March of '99. In December -99 he sang the part of King Friedrich Wilhelm I., at the world premiere of Siegfried Mattthus Opera: "Kronprinz Friedriech", at the reopening of the palace theatre at Schloß Rheinsberg , directed by Prof. Dr. Götz Friedrich , and conducted by Prof. dr. Rolf Reuter GMD (A.D), and again in 2000 and 2001. Mr. Fosser has sung several other World premiers; the part of He, in “Nokon Kjem til å kome”, by Knut Vaage, at the Ultima-festival in Oslo, 2000, and the Patriarch, in Jan Müller-Wieland’s “Nathans Tod”, at the Stadttheater Görlitz. He sang the part of King Karl XII of Sweden in the summer of 2005, in collaboration between The Norwegian State Opera, and the city of Halden, at the world premiere of “Aurora”, for the Norwegian Centennial. Mr. Fosser is also an active concert-singer. With a repertoire stretching from Bach-cantatas to modern Orchestral lied, with such Orchestras as the Staatsorchester Braunschweig, Staatskapelle Berlin, Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra and many others. He has performed at several festivals, such as The Dresdener Musikfestspiele (Staatsoperette Dresden, 2004), Schlesische Musikfespiele (Missa Solemnis, 2003), Ultima Festival (Opera Vest, 2000), Moniusczko Festival (1997), Uckermärkische Musikwoche (Rimski-Korsakow:”Mozart and Salieri”, 2001) a.o. Has received scholarships from the Danish Nationalbank Jubileumsfoundation, Danish State Music council , , Generalkonsul Freidrich Bøhm and daughter Else Bøhm's Foundation, solistforeningen af 1921, Gramex-foundation and the Augustinus Foundation. He took 2. Place at the Center for Contemporary Opera, New York, in October 2006. He also has won 1. Prize at the “Kammeroper Schloß Rheinsberg international Singing competition 1999/2000”, 3.rd prize at the “Concorso Lirico-Strumentale della Citta di Pistoia 1998”, and was a finalist at the Berlin finals of the "I Ranieri: I Cestelli Competizione dell' Opera 1998”, and was voted the most popular artist, by the Görlitzer theatre audience 2002-03, receiving the Audience Honour prize for that season. 06/20/08 |