Wolfgang Schöne
| Wolfgang Schöne | |
|---|---|
| Born |
9 February 1940 Bad Gandersheim |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Classical bass-baritone |
| Organization | Staatstheater Stuttgart |
Wolfgang Schöne (born 9 February 1940) is a German bass-baritone in opera and concert.
Schöne was born in Bad Gandersheim. He began his studies of voice at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover with Naan Põld in 1964 and moved with him to the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg in 1986, achieving his diploma as a concert singer and music teacher in 1969.
His debut as an opera singer was in 1970 the role of Ottokar in Weber's Der Freischütz at the Eutin Festival. He was engaged at the Stadttheater Lübeck and at the Wuppertal Opera.
After singing the part of Guglielmo in Mozart's Così fan tutte as a guest, he was engaged in 1973 at the Staatstheater Stuttgart, staying a member until 2005. He was awarded the title Kammersänger in 1978 and is Ehrenmitglied (Honorary Member) of the Staatsoper Stuttgart since 2007. He sang regularly at the Wiener Staatsoper from 1974 until 1993.
He appeared regularly at the Salzburg Festival. His roles there have included Almaviva in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro (1985–1987, 1990) and Alidoro in Rossini's La Cenerentola (1988–1989). He sang in a 1988 concert performance of Gottfried von Einem's Der Prozeß and in 2002 the part of Gyges in Zemlinsky's Der König Kandaules, conducted by Kent Nagano. In 2005 he appeared as Ludovico Nardi in Franz Schreker's Die Gezeichneten.
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