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Robert Holzer

An Austrian bass of international renown, studied at Bruckner University in Linz with the famous Prof. G. Schulz. He then continued his training at the Mozarteum in Salzburg in the class of Prof. R. Knoll. A first prize at a national competition for young singers started his singing career, as it led to his debut at Vienna's Kammeroper. After that, his professional way led him to the theater in Bern. His stage creations earned him critical and audience acclaim. A number of guest contracts followed. In 1991, he made his debut at the Vienna State Opera. From 1996 to 2000, he was employed as soloist-first bass at the National Theater of Mannheim. His repertoire includes outstanding parts such as Sarastro in W. A. Mozart's Zauberflöte, Rocco in L. v. Beethoven's Fidelio, Philippe in G. Verdi's Don Carlos, La Roche in R. Strauss' Capriccio, Baron Ochs in R. Strauss' Rosenkavalier, Landraf in Tannhäuser, Gurnemanz in Parsifal , Fasolt and Hunding in Ring, King Heinrich in R. Wagner's Lohengrin.  The artist has performed in Amsterdam, Athens, Buenos Aires, Brussels, Catania, Lissabon, Madrid, Monte Carlo, Seoul's Metropoitan Theater, Rome, Turin, Palermo, Santiago de Chile and at the Wexford Festival.

Robert Holzer also has a notable song repertoire in his repertoire. As a result, he has been invited very often to concert halls in Amsterdam, Berlin, Madrid, Munich, Salzburg, Warsaw, Vienna, Zurich, New York, Tokyo. In 2010 he sang the Italian premiere of Schekers “Die Gezeichneten” at the Massimo Theater in Palermo. In 2011 he took part in the world premiere of R. Koering's “Die Marquise von O” in Monte Carlo. The artist has sung with prominent orchestras such as the Wiener Symphoniker, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Orchestre Nacional de Espana, Brucknerorchester Linz, London Philharmonic and Berliner Philharmoniker. His career is also documented through numerous television broadcasts and recordings (CDs). Robert Holzer has been a professor at the Anton Bruckner University in Linz since 2006, and in 2011 took over as Director of the Institute, a position he still holds.