Stephen Gould
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Stephen Gould â born on January 24, 1962, in Roanoke, Virginia â was a heldentenor best known for his repertoire that focused on Richard Wagnerâs opera works. Born the son of a pastor and piano teacher, he first began studying as a baritone at Olivet Nazarene University. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1984, he continued his studies at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts before joining the Lyric Opera of Chicago, one of the leading opera companies in the US. In 1988, he joined the inaugural US tour of Andrew Lloyd-Webberâs Phantom of the Opera. After 3,000 performances, he returned to opera and continued his studies, focusing on a heldentenor repertoire with voice teacher John Fiorito. After years of studying, he made his tenor debut in 2000 performing in Beethovenâs Fidelio at the Landestheater Linz in Austria. In 2001, conductor Zubin Mehta invited him to perform in Wagnerâs Tristan und Isolde at the Bavarian State Opera. The following year, he teamed up with Mehta again for Berliozâs Les Troyens at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Italy. Stephen Gould returned to the same stage in 2003 in Verdiâs Otello. His first appearance at the Bayreuth Festival was in 2004 in a performance of Wagnerâs Tannhäuser. Over the next 18 years, Stephen Gould would take the Bayreuth stage nearly 100 times in twenty different productions of Wagnerâs works. He also appeared in many other esteemed venues including the Vienna State Opera, the Royal Opera House (London, England), the Metropolitan Opera (New York), and many other stages around the world. Stephen Gouldâs discography includes performances in productions including The Essence of Viennese Music (2004), Wagner: Siegfried (2010), Wagner: Tristan un Isolde (2012), Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (2013), R. Strauss: Die Frau Schatten, Op. 65, TrV 234 (2020), and Korngold: Einfache Lieder - Much Ado About Nothing â Abschiedslieder (2023). On August 25, 2023, Stephen Gould surprised the opera world by announcing his retirement for health reasons. He died from bile duct cancer on September 19, 2023, at the age of 61.
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- Siegfried: Act I Scene 1: Wo hast du nun, Mime, dein minniges Weibchen (Siegfried, Mime) by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act I Scene 1: Ei, Mime, bist du so witzig (Siegfried) by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act I Scene 1: Hoiho! Hoiho! Hau' ein! Hau' ein! (Siegfried, Mime) by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act I Scene 1: Vieles lehrtest du, Mime, und manches lernt' ich von dir; (Siegfried) by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act I Scene 3: Hoho! Hoho! Hohei! (Siegfried, Mime) by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act I Scene 3: Was schafft der Tolpel dort mit dem Topf? (Siegfried, Mime) by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act I Scene 3: Heda! Du Fauler! (Siegfried, Mime) by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act I Scene 3: Verfluchtes Licht! (Mime, Siegfried) by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act I Scene 3: Des Vaters Stahl fugt sich wohl mir (Siegfried, Mime) by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act I Scene 3: Notung! Notung! Neidliches Schwert! (Siegfried) by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act II Scene 2: Da lieg, neidischer Kerl! (Siegfried, Fafner) by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act II Scene 2: Siegfrieds Hornruf (Siegfried's Horncall) by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act II Scene 2: Haha! Da hatte mein Lied (Siegfried, Fafner) by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act III Scene 1: Stark ruft das Lied (Erda, Wanderer) by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act III Scene 1: Mein Schlaf ist Traumen (Erda, Wanderer) by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act II Scene 2: Aber wie sah meine Mutter wohl aus? (Siegfried) by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act III Scene 1: Wirr wird mir, seit ich erwacht (Erda, Wanderer) by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act II Scene 2: Du holdes Voglein! Dich hort' ich noch nie (Siegfried) by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act II Scene 2: Er schweigt und lauscht (Siegfried) by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act II Scene 2: Dass der mein Vater nicht ist (Siegfried) by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act II Scene 2: He, du Alter! Ist das alles, was deine List mich lehren kann? (Siegfried, by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act III Scene 3: Selige Ode auf sonniger Hoh'! (Siegfried) by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act III Scene 2: Was lachst du mich aus? (Siegfried, Wanderer) by Stephen Gould
- Siegfried: Act III Scene 2: Mein Voglein schwebte mit fort! (Siegfried, Mime) by Stephen Gould
