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OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY
The lyric tenor was born in Hanover and is characterized by his versatility. In addition to his wide-ranging song and concert repertoire he also impresses on the opera stage with his playful qualities.
Robert Bartneck starts the 2023/24 season as a new ensemble member of the Vienna Volksoper where he will introduce himself to the audience as Alfred (Die Fledermaus), Pedrillo (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Pluto (Orpheus in the Underworld) and Raoul de Saint-Brioche (Die lustige Witwe), among others.
A special highlight in the young tenor's career was an engagement in the ensemble of the Vienna State Opera from 2020 to 2023 where he worked with many well-known conductors, such as Philippe Jordan, Adam Fischer, Franz Welser-Möst, Bertrand de Billy, Pablo Heras-Casado , Cornelius Meister, Axel Kober and Alexander Soddy. There he appeared as Don Basilio (Le nozze di Figaro), Monostatos (The Magic Flute), Lukas (The Seasons), Eumete (Il ritorno d'ulisse in patria), Remendado (Carmen), Gaston (La Traviata), Tschekalinski (Queen of Spades), Victorin (The Dead City), Dr. Blind (Die Fledermaus) and as a young servant (Elektra).
„The lyrical tenor Robert Bartneck, whose cavatina "Ob ich dich liebe" marked the vocal highlight, stood out from the seven-member ensemble.”
Kleine Zeitung
After completing his studies, his first permanent engagement took him to the Meiningen State Theater,where he performed as Ferrando (Così fan tutte), Pedrillo (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Prunier (La Rondine), Brighella (Ariadne auf Naxos) and Remendado (Carmen). Further engagements took the artist to Graz Opera, the Graz Music Association, Magdeburg Theater and the Danube Festival Weeks in Strudengau (AT), where he performed the role of Prince Ali in Haydn's opera L'Incontro improvviso under the baton of Michi Gaigg and with the L'Orfeo Baroque Orchestra.
As a concert singer, Robert Bartneck has a wide-ranging repertoire from numerous works by Bach, Handel's Messiah, Haydn's Creation and the Seasons, the important works of Mozart, Mendelssohn's Elijah, Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle to Verdi's Messa da Requiem and Orff's Carmina Burana. His performances have taken him to such renowned music festivals as the Zagreb Classic Open Air or to concert stages throughout Europe and China and are regularly recorded on radio and television.
The singer was also able to demonstrate his special bond with German Lied at numerous recitals. His interpretations of Franz Schubert's songs deserve special mention.
Robert Bartneck studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. He began his singing training with Ulf Bästlein and completed it with Elisabeth Batrice, and participated in master classes with Brigitte Fassbaender, Kurt Equiluz, Angelika Kirchschlager and Charles Spencer.
Stand 2023
„He masters the magnificent tenor aria of the breath of love with bravura, i.e. with mellifluousness, piano culture and flawless legato.”
Fuldaer Zeitung
REPERTORY
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Remendado | Carmen | Bizet
Frederic | Die Piraten von Penzance | Gilbert & Sullivan
Prinz Ali | L’incontro improvviso | Haydn
Victorin | Die tote Stadt | Korngold
Eumete | I ritorno d’Ulisse in patria | Monteverdi
Ferrando | Così fan tutte | Mozart
Pedrillo | Die Entführung aus dem Serail | Mozart
Monostatos | Die Zauberflöte | Mozart
Don Basilio | Le nozze di Figaro | Mozart
Fenton | Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor | Nicolai
Pluto | Orpheus in der Unterwelt | Offenbach
Prunier | La Rondine | Puccini
Alfred | Die Fledermaus | J. Strauss
Brighella | Ariadne auf Naxos | R. Strauss
Ein junger Diener | Elektra | R. Strauss
Tschekalinski | Pique Dame | Tschaikowski
Steuermann | Der fliegende Holländer | Wagner
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Bach | Johannespassion
Bach | Matthäuspassion
Bach | Weihnachtsoratorium
Bach | Messe in H Moll
Bach | Magnificat
Beethoven | Messe in C Dur
Händel | Alexander’s Feast
Händel | Messiah
Händel | Ode for St. Cecilia’s day
Haydn | Die Jahreszeiten
Haydn | Die Schöpfung
Martin | Requiem
Mendelssohn | Elias
Mozart | Requiem
Orff | Carmina Burana
Rossini | Petite Messe solennelle
Schubert | Messe in B Dur
Schubert | Messe in Es Dur
Schubert | Messe in G Dur
Schubert | Magnificat
Spohr | Die letzten Dinge
Suppé | Requiem
Verdi | Messa da Requiem
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Beethoven | Sechs Lieder von Gellert
Brahms | Liebeslieder Walzer op. 52 & op. 65
Britten | Folksongs
Hüttenbrenner | ausgewählte Lieder
Leipold | Aus geborgtem Licht - Sechs Lieder an den Mond
Mozart | Abendempfingung
Levi | Sechs Lieder, op. 2
Schubert | Die schöne Müllerin
Schubert | ausgewählte Lieder
Schumann | Dichterliebe
Strauss | ausgewählte Lieder