Biography
The Austrian Tenor Alexander Kaimbacher works as a free-lance singer equally in Opera and Concert. He was member of the Ensemble of Wiener Staatsoper from 2007 untli 2010. Performances have brought him to theatres and concert halls all over Europe Volksoper Wien, Luzern, Bari, Ravenna, Naples, Rome, Zurich, Teatro alla Scala, Gasteig Munich, Wiener Musikverein, Teatro Monumental Madrid, ACF New York & Washington, to the festivals in Salzburg, Bregenz, Grafenegg, KlangBogen and Festival Israel.
His wide repertoire reaches from Mozarts lyrical Tenorparts to the Character parts of Wagner and Strauss. He is a specialist in contemporary music. Alexander Kaimbacher has worked with conductors such as Marcello Viotti, Silvain Cambreling, Walter Kobera, Martin Haselböck, Manfred Honeck, Alfred Eschwé, Andres Orozco-Estrada, Gustav Kuhn, Christian Thielemann, Stefan Soltesz, Ulf Schirmer, Kirill Petrenko, Franz Welser-Moest, Omer Meir Wellber and Seiji Ozawa.
Detailed Biography:
Born
- December 26, 1969, in Villach, third child of a railway worker’s family
Education and training
- 1976 – 1989 primary school and grammar school in Carinthia
- 1989 military service (Lutschonigkaserne Villach, guardsman)
- 1990 commencement of studies in Vienna
- Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts (voice) 1990/91 KS Hilde Roessel-Majdan
- Goetheanistisches Konservatorium 1991 – 1998, vocal training with KS Hilde Roessel-Majdan
- 1990 – 1996 dramatic training at “Goetheanistisches Konservatorium Wien“
- Private singing lessons with Bernhard Adler (Munich)
- 1990 – 1996 studies at the University of Vienna: musicology, dramatics, German philology
- Waldorfpaedagogische Akademie (Waldorf teacher, eurythmy, speech formation) 1992 – 1996 training as a Waldorf teacher at the “Waldorfpaedagogische Akademie Wien“
Master classes
- 2001 – 2004 master classes with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Nicolai Gedda
Awards
- 2001 Armin Weltner Foerderpreis, Zurich opera house
Work with persons with special needs
- 1995 work with severely disabled children at “Comeniusinstitut Wien”, and
- 1996 – 1997 at “Comeniusheim Techelsberg, Carinthia”
Publications
- 1994 collaboration in the publication of and symposium on “Private schools as an economic factor”, Educational Council of Vienna
- 2005 collaboration on the subject of “Sustainability in art and culture“, Europahaus Burgenland
Teaching activities, lectures
- Seminars 1995 – 2009: seminars on acting, elocution, eurythmy
- Lectures 1998 – “On the trail of the Aztecs, Mayans and Incas“
- Lectures 1999 – “From Bangkok to Sydney“
- Primary school teacher 1990 – 1996, dramatic training at “Goetheanistisches Konservatorium Wien“
- Senior high school teacher 1995 – 1998, classes of ethics and computer sciences at “ORG Rudolf Steiner Wien”
- Community college 1994 – 1998 adult education classes at Volkshochschule Wien Meidling
- 2007 – 2008 “Internationale Chorakademie Krems“
University seminars
- 1992 – 1998 board member of “Kuratorium fuer kuenstlerische und heilende Paedagogik“
- 2000 – 2006 lectures on “art and culture“, using the example of “The Creation“ by Joseph Haydn at Paedag Eisenstadt
- 2004 – 2008 theater work with and for children: “The Magic Flute for children“
- 2006 collaboration, including release of a CD, in the project “Haydn’s “Creation” for children“
Acting
- 1992 – 1996 appearances in productions of Faust, Don Carlos, The Learned Women (Epidaurus Theatre Group)
Stage direction
- 1993 – 1997 director with the “Epidaurus” theatre group, (Epic of Gilgamesh, Leonce und Lena, Haeuptling Abendwind, The Magic Flute, etc.)
Ensemble membership
- Vienna State Opera – 2010 member of the ensemble
World Premieres
- 2003 Bregenz Festival, “Die Schoene Wunde“ (Haas/Kafka)
- 2006 Zurich Opera House “Der Herr Nordwind“ (HK Gruber/hc artmann)
- 2007 Stadttheater Klagenfurt “Jedem das Seine“ (Turrini/Hassler/Neuwirth)
- 2010 (cover) Vienna State Opera, “Medea“ (Reimann/Grillparzer)
Engagements as a singer (stage: opera, operetta)
- Free-lance opera and concert singer since 1998Orpheus in der Unterwelt/Orpheus – Stadttheater Baden 1/1998Marco Polo/Rustichello- Neue Oper Wien 3/1999Platee/Thespis – Wilhering 8/1999
Ester/Achaschverosch – Festival Israel 4/2000
Candide/Candide – Neue Oper Wien 5/2000
Albert Herring/Albert Herring – Neue Oper Wien 7/2000
Mozart und Salieri/Mozart – Carinthian Summer 8/2000
A Night in Venice/Caramello – Wiener Kammeroper 12/2000
Candide/Candide – Neue Oper Wien 4/2001
A Midsummer Night’s Dream/Lysander – Volksoper Wien 5/2001
Bettelstudent/Symon – Bad Hall 6/2001
Der Vierjährige Posten/Duval – Carinthian Summer 7/2001
Die Zwillingsbrüder/Anton – Carinthian Summer 7/2001
Zarewitsch/Zarewitsch – Langenlois 8/2001
Lo Speziale/Mengone – Haydntage Eisenstadt 9/2001
La Canterina/Apollonia – Haydntage Eisenstadt 9/2001
Night Banquet/Ghou Zhou – Taschenoper Wien 11/2001
A Night in Venice/Duke – Stadttheater Baden 1/2002
The Abduction from the Seraglio/Belmonte – Frauenthal 7/2002
Franziskus/Tomaso – Carinthian Summer 8/2002
The Magic Flute/Tamino – Stadttheater Koblenz 9/2002
Wozzeck/The Fool – Neue Oper Wien 10/2002
Der fidele Bauer/Stefan – Stadttheater Baden 11/2002
Albert Herring/Albert Herring – Neue Oper Wien 1/2003
Cosi fan tutte/Ferrando – Stadttheater Nuernberg/Fuerth 3/2003
Orpheus in der Unterwelt/Orpheus – Graz Opera House 3/2003
Bettelstudent/Simon – Staatstheater Kassel 5/2003
Die Schoene Wunde/Groom – Bregenz Festival 8/2003
Falstaff/Fenton – Staatstheater Meiningen 9/2003
Cosi fan tutte/Ferrando – Stadttheater Bamberg 11/2003
The Abduction from the Seraglio/Belmonte – Schleswig-Holstein 2/2004
Don Giovanni/Don Ottavio – Schloßtheater Potsdam 5/2004
Der Kuhhandel/Juan Santos – Bregenz Festival 8/2004
Don Giovanni/Don Ottavio – Theater Brandenburg 10/2004
Gantenbein/Max Frisch – Stadttheater Luzern 11/2004
Orfeo/Orfeo – Neue Oper Wien 4/2005
Der Herr Nordwind/Geppone – Zurich Opera House 6/2005
The Knot Garden/Dov – Klangbogen Wien 7/2005
Der junge Lord/Lord Barrat – Stadttheater Klagenfurt 10/2005
The Merry Widow/Camille de Rosillon – Balzers, Liechtenstein 1/2006
The Magic Flute 06/Tamino – Neue Oper Wien, MQ 3/2006
Die Schuldigkeit des 1. Gebots/Christengeist – Carinthian Summer7/2006
Sissy/Thurn und Taxis – Stadttheater Baden 1/2007
Jedem das Seine/Gandolf – Stadttheater Klagenfurt 3/2007
Wozzeck/Andres – Stadttheater Klagenfurt 4/2007
Triptychon/Pierre – Neue Oper Wien 7/2007
Der Freischuetz/Kilian – Salzburg Festival 8/2007
Tea/Prince- Neue Oper Wien 9/2007
Wozzeck/Andres – Teatro dell’opera, Rome 10/2007
Parsifal/1st knight – Teatro di San Carlo, Naples 12/2007
Salome/2nd jew - Vienna State Opera 1/2008
Die Meistersinger/Kunz Vogelgesang – Vienna State Opera 1/1008
Parsifal/3rd knave – Vienna State Opera 3/2008
Ariadne on Naxos/Dancing master – Vienna State Opera 3/2008
Manon/Guillot – Vienna State Opera 3/2008
The Magic Flute/Monostatos – Vienna State Opera 5/2008
Fidelio/Jacquino – Reinsberg 8/2008
Ariadne/Dancing Master, Brighella – Vienna State Opera 9/2008
The Flying Dutchman/Steersman – Vienna State Opera 9/2008
The Merry Widow/San Brioche – La Scala of Milan 10/2008
Salome/1st jew - Vienna State Opera 11/2008
Tosca/Spoletta – Vienna State Opera 12/200
The Magic Flute/Monostatos – Vienna State Opera 12/2008
Manon/Guillot – Vienna State Opera 1/2009
Manon Lescaut/Edmondo – Vienna State Opera 1/2009
Salome/1st jew – Vienna State Opera 2/2009
Eugen Onegin/Triquet – Vienna State Opera 3/2009
Die Tote Stadt/Victorin – Vienna State Opera 3/2009
Parsifal/3rd knave – Vienna State Opera 4/2009
Fledermaus (Ballet)/Tenor – Vienna State Opera 4/2009
Fidelio/Jacquino – Vienna State Opera 4/2009
Passion/Pilatus – Carinthian Summer 7/2009
Manon Lescaut/Edmondo – Vienna State Opera 9/2009
Madame Butterfly/Goro – Vienna State Opera 9/2009
Eugen Onegin/Triquet – Vienna State Opera 10/2009
Tosca/Spoletta – Vienna State Opera 10/2009
Le Nozze di Figaro/Don Curzio – Vienna State Opera 10/2009
Salome/1st jew - Vienna State Opera 11/2009
Ariadne on Naxos/Dancing Master, Brighella – Vienna State Opera 11/2009
Manon/Guillot – Vienna State Opera 1/2010
Tosca/Spoletta – Vienna State Opera 2/2010
Moses und Aaron/Soloist – Vienna State Opera 3/2010
Parsifal/3rd knave – Vienna State Opera 4/2010
Rosenkavalier/Valzacchi – Vienna State Opera 4/2010
Puenktchen und Anton/Robert – Vienna State Opera 5/2010
Manon/Guillot – Vienna State Opera 5/2010
Eugen Onegin/Triquet – Vienna State Opera 6/2010
Parsifal/3rd knave – Vienna State Opera 6/2010
Dreimaederlhaus/Schober – Kittsee Summer Festival 7/2010
Fidelio/Jaquino – Grafenegg 8/2010
Dantons Tod/Robespierre – Neue Oper Wien 10/2010
Il postino/Cura – Theater an der Wien 12/2010
Fidelio/Jaquino – Bolzano 1/2011
Fidelio/Jaquino – Ravenna 2/2011
Salome/2st jew – Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari 2/2011
Mass/Celebrant – Neue Oper Wien, Osterklang 4/2011
Rigoletto/Borsa – Vienna Festivall, 5/2011
Rosenkavalier/Majordomo – La Scala, Milan 10/2011
Fidelio/Jaquino – Turino, 12/2011
Frau ohne Schatten/Juengling – La Scala, Milan 3/2012
Zauberflöte/1st Geharnischter – Teatro dell’ Opera4/2012
Sarah/Pharao – Carinthian Summer 7/2012
Parsifal/3rd knave – Festival Erl 7/2012
Dialogue des Carmelites/L’Augomier – Bavarian State Opera/Munich 10/2012
Alexander Kaimbacher is married and lives in Vienna with his wife and his three children.