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Alexander Grassauer (Bass-Baritone)

Born: Austria

The Austrian bass-baritone Alexander Grassauer, got his initial voice training with Sigrid Rennert in Bruck an der Mur. Later he studied singing with Karlheinz Hanser and in singing class with Florian Boesch at the Vienna University for Music and Performing Art. He received further artistic inspiration from Ramon Vargas, Thomas Hampson, Robert Holl and Elīna Garanča. He is an award winner of several international singing competitions. He won first prize at the Hariclea-Darclée Singing Contest in Romania in 2017, at the International Brahms Competition in 2017 and at the 24th Ferruccio-Tagliavini Singing Contest. He also won the prize for the »best young talent« at the 4th International Otto Edelmann Competition in Vienna and first prize at the »Future Voices« initiative of Elīna Garanča and Karel Mark Chichon.

On the opera stage Alexander Grassauer played Masetto in W.A. Mozart's Don Giovanni at the Municipal Theatre in Baden bei Wien, Marchese d’Obigny in La traviata at the Opera Festival of Klosterneuburg, Figaro in W.A. Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro at Schönbrunn Schloßtheater as well as, most recently as the speaker in W.A. Mozart's Die Zauberflöte on a tour of Milan’s Teatro alla Scala in Shanghai.

His concert performances include national and international performances including various Lieder concerts, L.v. Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in Bangkok, J.S. Bach's Johannes-Passion (BWV 245) at Vienna's Konzerthaus, W.A. Mozart's Requiem in Germany, Felix Mendelssohn's Paulus at the Golden Auditorium of Vienna's Musikverein and further appearances in countries like Italy, Hungary and Poland. A special highlight in his young career were two appearances at the »Klassik unter Sternen« and »Klassik in den Alpen« open air concerts with Elīna Garanča in the summer of 2019.

Since 2020 Alexander Grassauer has been an ensemble member of the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, where he has interpreted roles such as Alidoro in La Cenerentola, Bauer in Die Kluge and Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia.

Sources:
Gärtnerplatztheater Website
Photo 01: © Alexander Moitzl; Photo 02: © Taro Morikawa; Photo 03: Katharina Schiffl
Contributed by
Aryeh Oron (September 2022)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

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Works

Maximilian Opll

Bass

[VV-2] (2018, Audio): BWV 245

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Alexander Grassauer (Gärtnerplatztheater) [English/German]


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