Johannes Fritsche (Baritone)

Born: 1993 - Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

The German baritone, Johannes Fritsche, began taking voice lessons with Susan Eitrich at the age of 16. After two semesters of Rhetoric and Musicology in Tübingen, the young baritone has been taking a Bachelor of Arts degree in Singing with Professor Ulrike Sonntag since winter semester 2013-2014, while also studying Music Education at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart.

In addition to many solo appearances in the Stuttgart area, Johannes Fritsche has performed with the Freiburger Barockorchester, Württemberg Philharmonic Orchestra and Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben. He has also collaborated with well-known conductors including Hans-Christoph Rademann, and performed the leading role of Corpo in the Cavalieri opera Rappresentatione di Anima et di Corpo. He has furthered his development through workshops and master-classes with Brigitte Fassbaender, James Taylor, Malcolm Walker, Thomas Seyboldt, Klaus Häger, Alison Browner, Calmus Ensemble Leipzig and Margreet Honig. Since 2014 he has received scholarships from the Christel-Guthörle-Stiftung in Reutlingen and the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation’s Live Music Now.

Sources:
Wallander Opera Website
Photo 01: © Holger Schneider; Photo 02: Florian Lill
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (May 2021)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Jörg-Hannes Hahn

Bass

[VV-1] (2022, Video): BWV 245

Kay Johannsen

Bass

[C18-4] (Bach:vokal 2018, Video): BWV 116

Kay Johannsen

Bass

Member of Solistenensemble Stimmkunst:
[C18-4] (Bach:vokal 2018, Video): BWV 26, BWV 60, BWV 90, BWV 116
[C19-2] (Bach:vokal 2019, Video): BWV 128, BWV 43, BWV 11 [video not yet uploaded]
[C19-4] (Bach:vokal 2019, Video): BWV 25, BWV 17, BWV 187 [video not yet uploaded]

Links to other Sites

Johannes Fritsche - Bariton (OfficialWebsite) [German]
Johannes Fritsche on Facebook
Wallander Opera: Cast