Herbert Handt
Herbert Handt (born 26 May 1926) is an American operatic tenor and later conductor, particularly known for his conducting and editions of rarely performed Italian scores.[1] Handt was born in Philadelphia and studied at the Juilliard School of Music and the Vienna Academy of Music. He made his debut as a singer at the Vienna State Opera in 1949 and his debut as a conductor in Rome in 1960.[2]
Roles created[]
In his career as a tenor, Handt created roles in three 20th-century operas:[3]
- Don Giovanni Mediana in Malipiero's Venere prigioniera (Teatro della Pergola, Florence, 14 May 1957)
- Zuckertanz in Menotti's Maria Golovin (Theatre of the US Pavillon, Brussels World's Fair, 20 August 1958)
- Primo omuncolo in Roberto Lupi's Persefone (Teatro Comunale, Florence, 9 January 1970)
References[]
- ^ "Herbert Handt (tenor, conductor)" by Aryeh Oron, bach-cantatas.com, July 2001
- ^ Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura (2001). "Handt, Herbert". Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. Online version retrieved via HighBeam Research 18 March 2016 (subscription required)
- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Performances by Herbert Handt". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
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