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Martin Fleitmann (Tenor)

Born: Warendorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

The German tenor, Martin Fleitmann, studied humanities (German Studies, Theology and Philosophy) in Münster. After the state examination, stimulated by private lessons, he decided to study singing at the Musikhochschule in Hamburg with Professor William Workman. Already during his studies, he sang at the studio stage of the Hamburgischen Staatsoper. After completing his studies, he continued his studies by attending master-classes with Adalbert Kraus and Kammersänger Francisco Araiza in Vienna.

For several years Martin Fleitmann sang in the Hamburger Stella musical production, Cats. and then went into engagement with the Kieler Opernhaus. He has extensive concert activity especially in northern Germany, both in the oratorio section as well as in Lieder (Schöne Müllerin and Schwanengesang). His voice is documented on various CD recordings, recently in a recording of R. Strauss' last opera Die Liebe der Danae with Franz Gnindheber, and König Salomo (King Salomon) composed by Ludwig Meinardus. In 2008, he sang the tenor part in the first performance of the Messiah by Gottfried August Homilius and in the, Cantata misericordium by Benjamin Britten as the Good Samarene. In 2009, he was the Evangelist in Matthäus-Passion (BWV 244) by J.S. Bach.

Source: Liner notes to the album "Ludwig Meinardus: King Salomon, Oratorio op. 25 (2010), English translation by Aryeh Oron (March 2019)
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Aryeh Oron (March 2019)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

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Norbert Klose

Tenor

[C-1] (2017, Video): BWV 7
[C-2] (2019, Video): BWV 1, BWV 65

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