Robert Kerns

about

Robert Kerns (June 8, 1933, Detroit - February 15, 1989, Vienna) was an American baritone, he was a stylish and versatile singer with a wide repertoire. Kerns studied at the University of Michigan, and made his debut in 1955 in Toledo, Ohio, as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly. After one year with the New York City Opera, he left for Europe in 1960, where he was engaged at the Zurich Opera. In 1963, he began a long association with the Vienna State Opera, and made his debut at the Royal Opera House in 1964, as Billy Budd. He made his debut at the Paris Opéra in 1973, and became the same year a permanent guest at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He was also a regular guest at the Aix-en-Provence Festival and the Salzburg Festival, where he sang notably; Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, Papageno in The Magic Flute, Arlequin in Ariadne auf Naxos, as well as Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, and Belcore in L'elisir d'amore. Later he took on heavier roles such as, Germont, Posa, both Ford and Falstaff, as well as Marcello, Scarpia, and Onegin. He also included a few Wagner roles such as Wolfram, Donner, and Amfortas, in which his vocal and acting abilities were put to fine effect. Robert Kerns made relatively few recordings, the best known being Madama Butterfly, opposite Mirella Freni, Plácido Domingo, Christa Ludwig, under Herbert von Karajan. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may

top songs

albums

▥

Wagner - Lohengrin

Puccini: Madama Butterfly

▥

Wagner: Der Ring der Nibelungen

▥

Wagner: Das Rheingold

▥

Wagner: The Ring of the Nibelung (Highlights)

▥

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen

▥

Bach, J.S.: Mass in B minor

▥

Puccini: The Great Operas

▥

Puccini: Madama Butterfly (3 CDs)

▥

Bizet: Carmen, WD 31 (Live)

▥

Wagner: Das Rheingold (2 CDs)

▥

Pure Opera

similar artists