Nikolaus Hillebrand
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Nikolaus Hillebrand | |
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| Born | 1948 (age 76–77) Głuchołazy, Poland |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Operatic bass-baritone |
| Organizations | Bavarian State Opera |
Nikolaus Hillebrand (born 1948) is a German operatic bass-baritone, who was engaged at the Bavarian State Opera, among others, and appeared at international festivals such as Bayreuth and Taormina. As a boy he was a member of the Regensburger Domspatzen, and returned to record sacred music with the group as a soloist.
Hillebrand was born in Głuchołazy.[1] He was a member of the boys' choir Regensburger Domspatzen, the choir of the Regensburg Cathedral.[1] He studied voice at the Musikhochschule Köln with Rolf Dieter Knoll, and at the Musikhochschule München with Hanno Blaschke.[2] He was engaged at the Lübeck Opera from 1973 where he made his debut. From 1974 he was engaged at the Karlsruhe Opera,[1] and from 1976 for several seasons at the Bavarian State Opera.[3]
Hillebrand performed in 1973 the title role in Rossini's Mosè in Egitto in Israel. He appeared at the Salzburg Festival in Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg and in concert.[3] He performed at the Bayreuth Festival first in 1974 as Hans Foltz in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.[3] In 1975 he performed additionally the parts of Fafner in Siegfried, a Knight in Parsifal, and the steersman in Tristan und Isolde.[2] Hillebrand appeared as the Doctor in Alban Berg's Wozzeck at the Paris Opera.[3] He appeared as Telramund in Wagner's Lohengrin at the Festival of Taormina in 1991.[2]
In concert, he performed for example the bass solo in parts I to III of Bach's Christmas Oratorio at the Bachwoche Ansbach of 1977, with the Regensburger Domspatzen, Heiner Hopfner as the Evangelist, conducted by Hanns-Martin Schneidt.[4]
Hillebrand has taught at the Richard Strauss Conservatory in Munich.[3]
