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JANEZ LOTRIC Tenor |
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JANEZ LOTRIC Tenor |
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Janez Lotric studied singing with Ksenija Vidall-Zebre and at the Music Conservatory of Ljubijana under the guidance of Otta Ondina – Klasinc. He later specialized with Hilde Zadek in Wien and with Mario del Monaco. His carreer began in Slovenia, Croatia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia and in Germany until he was descovered by Lutz Hochstraate during a production of Ariadne auf Naxos in which he portrayed a triumphant Bacchus. He was immediately engaged for Carmen (Don José) in 1995 and in the season 1996-1997 for Cavalleria rusticana (Turiddu) in Salzburg. Further operatic engagements: 1996: Pagliacci (Canio) – Wien, Staatsoper; Cavalleria rusticana (Turiddu) – Salzburg, Grosses Festspielhaus, - Berlin Deutsche Oper; Turandot (Calaf) – Wien, Staatsoper; Bohème (Rodolfo) – Graz, Le comptes d’Hoffmann (Hoffmann) – Paris, Opéra Comique. 1997: Carmen (Don José) –Hamburg, Oper; Turandot (Calaf) – Copenhagen; Ariadne auf Naxos (Bacchus), Il trovatore (Manrico), Le Prophète (Jean de Leyden) – Wien, Staatsoper; 1998: Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu), Pagliacci (Canio) – Graz, 1999: Fidelio (Florestan) – Gars am Kamp (A), Opera Festival, 2000: Les comptes d’Hoffmann – Paris, Opéra Bastille, conductor J.Conlon, director R.Carsen; Il trovatore (Manrico) – Frankfurt; Ernani (Ernani) – Madrid, Trovatore (Manrico) debut at the Scala di Milano, 2000-2001: Ariadne auf Naxos (Bacchus) –Japan with the Wiener Staatsoper, Turandot (Calaf)-Milano; Il trovatore (Manrico) – Zürich, -Roma; La forza del destino (Don Alvaro) –Berlin, Deutsche Oper, 2001-2002: I Vespri Siciliani (Arrigo), Ariadne auf Naxos (Bacchus), Tosca (Cavaradossi) – Wien, Ernani, Il trovatore – Zürich¸ Turandot (Calaf) –London, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Il trovatore –Palermo, Teatro Massimo, 2003: Turandot – Tokyo, Guglielmo Tell (Arnold) – Paris, Opéra Nationale, La fille du régiment (Tonio) –Zagreb; I Vespri Siciliani (Arrigo) – Athens, Les comptes d’Hoffmann (Hoffmann) –Tokyo; Turandot (Calaf)(new production) – Helsinki, Finnish National Opera; I due Foscari (Jacopo)- Montecarlo, I Vespri Siciliani (Arrigo) – Palermo 2004:
Dvorák’s Dimitrij (Dimitrij) –Wien, Concert House, (short term
jump-in.) 2005: Die Fledermaus (Alfred) –Wien, Staatsoper; Un ballo in maschera (Riccardo) – Toulon; there came an artistic high point in February. Janez R.Strauss’ Daphne (Apollo) – Berlin, Deutsche Oper, conducting Thielemann; Aida (Radames), La forza del destino (Alvaro) and I pagliacci (Canio) – Berlin, Deutsche Oper; Les Comtes d’Hoffmann (Hoffmann), Il trovatore (Manrico) and Norma (Pollione)- Slovenia; Aida (Radames) – Tokio; Die Fledermaus (Alfred) – New York, debut at the Metropolitan Opera House. 2006: Die Fledermaus (Alfred) – New York, Metropolitan; Rigoletto (Duca) – Maribor; Otello (Otello) – Tokyo, Opera Nomori, debut with great personal success. 2007: Tornée in Japan with Teatro Massimo of Palermo, I Vespri Siciliani (Arrigo), Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu), Pagliacci (Canio). In addition to the Italian, French and German repertoire, he also sings rare works, such as the title role of the popular Croatian Opera Comique Ero, the picaro (Ero). Recordings: Innumberable Radio, TV and LP-recording, as well as two CD recordings Sonetni venec dr. Franceta Preserna by L.M. Skerjanc; and Operatic Duets for Tenor and Bariton, together with Igor Morozow. 1999 CD with tenor arias from operas by Donizetti, Gounod, Glinka, Offenbach, Verdi, Mascagni, Giordano, Leoncavallo and Puccini. 2003 CD Amore, sublime amore with arias from operas by G. Verdi, R. Strauss, A. Adam ... for the label NAXOS. Operatic repertoire: Guglielmo Tell, Arnold, Paris, Le Profète Jean de Leyden Wien, Staatsoper I due Foscari Jacopo Montecarlo Il trovatore Manrico Wien, Frankfurt, Milano, Zürich, Palermo, La forza del destino Don Alvaro Berlin I Vespri Siciliani Arrigo Wien, Athens, Palermo, New York Ernani Ernani Madrid, Zürich Otello Otello Tokyo La fille du régiment Tonio Zagreb La Bohème Rodolfo Graz Turandot Calaf Wien, Milano, London, Helsinki, Tokyo, Tosca Cavaradossi Wien Cavalleria rusticana Turiddu Salzburg, Graz, Pagliacci Canio Wien, Graz, Fidelio Florestan Gars am Kamp, Carmen Don Josè Salzburg, Hamburg Les comptes d’Hoffmann Hoffmann Paris Opéra Comique, Opéra Bastille, Tokyo Die Fledermaus Alfred New York, Metropolitan Ariadne auf Naxos Bacchus Wien, Japan |
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