Bramer
Bramer
CREDO
Reason has never been my theme in my artistic endeavours, nor should it be in this respect, nor can it be in general.
The theme of my life is THE LOVE for people and what is expressed through them. For me, singing is the strongest, most direct, most profound and most revealing way to do this. Only those who love themselves and what they sing and penetrate it with love can touch.
THAT WAS AND IS MY ARTISTIC MISSION IN LIFE
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
| 1952 | born in Saarbrücken |
| 1972 | A-levels |
| 1974 | Studied biology and geography at Saarland University |
| 1983 | 2nd State Examination |
| 1985 | First private singing studies with Elfriede Pfanner, Saarbrücken State Theatre |
| 1986 | Vocal studies with Prof MacLane-Lanier, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences |
| 1987 | Member of the Frankfurt Opera Chorus |
| 1989 | Opera soloist at the Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern |
| 1990 | Opera soloist at the Kassel State Theatre |
| 1993 | Opera soloist at the Giessen City Theatre |
| 1994 | Freelance opera and concert singer and singing teacher at the music schools in Aurich and Jever |
| 1997 | Lecturer for singing at the University of Oldenburg |
| 2000 | Opera soloist at the Volkstheater Rostock |
2003- | Member of the Dortmund Theatre Opera Chorus and lecturer in singing at the University of Oldenburg |
OPERA REPERTOIRE
* Sarastro (Staatstheater Kassel, Volkstheater Rostock, Musik und Theater Saar - Merzig, Opera classica)
* Osmin (Opera in the Altenberg Monastery, Wetzlar)
* Komtur (Opera in the Altenberg Monastery, Wetzlar)
* Bartolo (Kaiserslautern, Musik und Theater Saar - Merzig, Opera im Kloster Altenberg, Wetzlar)
* Don Alfonso (Opera im Kloster Altenberg, Wetzlar)
* Antonio (Figaro) (Opera im Kloster Altenberg, Wetzlar)
* Wassermann (Rusalka) (Kassel)
* Kezal (Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern)
* Micha (Kaiserslautern)
* Fafner (Musik und Theater Saar - Merzig)
* Reinmar v. Zweter (Tannhäuser) (Staatstheater Wiesbaden) * Hans Foltz (Meistersinger) (Staatstheater Oldenburg)
* Rocco (Oper im Kloster Altenberg, Wetzlar)
* König (Aida) (Rostock, Bad Homburg - Opera classica)
* Sparafucile (Kaiserslautern)
* Ceprano (Dortmund)
* Angelotti (Kassel, Erfurt, Rostock)
* Timur (Kassel, Festspiele Eutin)
* Pimen (Kaiserslautern)
* Nikititsch (Theater Dortmund)
* Basilio (Kassel, Oper Wuppertal)
* Zuniga (Rostock)
* Crespel, Lutter (Stadttheater Gießen, Theater Erfurt)
* Truffaldino (Ariadne) (Kassel, Gießen)
* Ottone (Krönung d. Poppea) (Kassel)
* Stolnik (Halka) (Gießen)
* Agamemnon (Schöne Helena) (Dortmund)
* Lichtputzer (Der junge Lord) (Dortmund)
* Graf Oscar (Ritter Blaubart) (Dortmund)
* Arthur (Der Leuchtturm) (Gießen)
* Pope, Zwangsarbeiter (Lady Macbeth v.
Mzensk) (Kassel, Wuppertal, Theatre Regensburg)
* Lord Syndham (Zar u. Z.) (Wiesbaden)
* Baron (Scherz, Satire, Ironie) (Rostock)
* Kaiphas (Jesus Christ Superst.) (Rostock, Dortmund)
* Eremit (Freischütz) (Opera classica)
* 1. Handwerksbursche (Wozzeck) (Kassel)
* 2. Geharnischter (Festspiele Bad Hersfeld, Dortmund)
* 2nd Soldier (Salome) (Bad Hersfeld)
* 2nd Prisoner (Fidelio) (Dortmund)
* 1st Bull (Einstein) (Dortmund)
* Schlemihl (Dortmund)