Siegfried Jerusalem
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Siegfried Jerusalem, born 17â¯Aprilâ¯1940 in Oberhausen, Germany, began music studies at eight and later studied oboe, piano, and violin at Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen. His vocal training started in 1962, and he made his first recital that year. Jerusalemâs breakthrough came with his 1976 debut as Lohengrin in Darmstadt and Aachen, leading to a prolific Wagnerian career. He recorded Violanta (1980), which received a Grammy Award in 1982, and Die Walküre (1981). Jerusalem, who also went by the stage name Siegfried Salem, performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, and Vienna State Opera, and appeared at festivals such as Bayreuth, Tanglewood, and Verbier. He earned the title Austrian Kammersänger in 1993, the Bambi award in 1996, and the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class in 1997. In 2012, he received the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, and in 2021, he was named honorary senator of the Nuremberg University of Music.
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- Die Jahreszeiten - Hob. XXI:3 - Der Herbst: No.19b Rez.: "Den reichen Vorrat" featuring Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
- Symphony No.9 in D minor Op.125, 'Choral' : IV Presto - Allegro assai - 'Ode to Joy' featuring Falk Struckmann
- Die Jahreszeiten - Hob. XXI:3 - Der Herbst: No.22 Duett: "Ihr schönen aus der Stadt" featuring Edith Mathis
- Die Jahreszeiten - Hob. XXI:3 - Der Herbst: No.21 Rez.: "Seht, wie zum Haselbusche" featuring Edith Mathis
- Die Jahreszeiten - Hob. XXI:3 - Der Sommer: No.16 Rez.: "O seht!" featuring Edith Mathis
- Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten - Hob. XXI:3 - Der Frühling - No.8a Freudenlied: "O wie lieblich ist..." featuring Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Die Jahreszeiten - Hob. XXI:3 - Der Frühling: No.8b Chor: "Ewiger, mächtiger, gütiger Gott" featuring Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Schoenberg: Gurrelieder, Pt. 2: No. 12, Herrgott, weisst du, was du tatest (Waldemar) featuring Wiener Philharmoniker
- Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act II Scene 4/5 - Zurück, Elsa! Nicht länger will ich dulden - Heil! Heil dem König! featuring Claudio Abbado
- Schoenberg: Gurrelieder, Pt. 1 - No. 8, Es ist Mitternachtszeit (Waldemar) featuring Wiener Philharmoniker
- Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act II Scene 5 - O König! Trugbetörte Fürsten! Haltet ein! featuring Claudio Abbado
- Schoenberg: Gurrelieder, Pt. 1 - No. 6, So tanzen die Engel (Waldemar) featuring Wiener Philharmoniker
- Schoenberg: Gurrelieder, Pt. 1 - No. 4, Ross! Mein Ross! (Waldemar) featuring Wiener Philharmoniker
- Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act II Scene 5 - O König! Trugbetörte Fürsten! Haltet ein! featuring Hartmut Welker
- Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act II Scene 4/5 - Zurück, Elsa! Nicht länger will ich dulden - Heil! Heil dem König! featuring Cheryl Studer
- Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act II Scene 5 - Welch ein Geheimnis muà der Held bewahren? featuring Cheryl Studer
- Schoenberg: Gurrelieder, Pt. 1 - No. 10, Du wunderliche Tove! (Waldemar) featuring Wiener Philharmoniker
- Die Jahreszeiten - Hob. XXI:3 - text after J. Thomson - Der Sommer: No.11 Terzett und Chor: "Sie steigt herauf" featuring Academy of St Martin in the Fields
- Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act II Scene 5 - Mein Held, entgegne kühn dem Ungetreuen featuring Cheryl Studer
- Die Jahreszeiten - Hob. XXI:3 - Der Frühling: No.5 Rez.: "Der Landman hat sein Werk vollbracht" by Siegfried Jerusalem
- Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act III Scene 2 - Wie hehr erkenn' ich unsrer Liebe Wesen! featuring Cheryl Studer
- Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act III Scene 2 - Das süÃe Lied verhallt featuring Cheryl Studer
- Parsifal : Act 3 "Nur eine Waffe taugt" [Parsifal] by Siegfried Jerusalem
- Wagner: Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act III Scene 2 - Ach nein! Doch dort, der Schwan! featuring Cheryl Studer
