Christian Senn
(baritono)
Born in Chile, Christian Senn has been living in Italy for several years. After a Master degree in Biology, he was accepted by the Academy for young singers at “Teatro alla Scala”, in Milan studying with L. Gencer, L. Alva and V. Manno.
He sings with conductors such as R. Muti, R. Chailly, M. Benini, M. Barbacini, C. Rizzi, G. Antonini, O. Dantone, F. Biondi, Jean Christophe Spinosi, R. Gandolfi, R. Rizzi Brignoli, C. Rovaris, R. Jais in some of the most important European halls and theaters including Teatro alla Scala, Wiener Konzerthaus, Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, Auditorio Verdi in Milan, Palau de la Musica in Valencia, Teatro Regio in Turin, Teatro Comunale in Florence, Teatro La Fenice in Venice as well as important halls outside of Europe such as the Kanagawa Hall di Yokohama and at the National Theatre in Santiago del Cile.
Christian Senn is one of the most sought after baritones for Belcanto repertoire in Italy and abroad. One of his last prestigious engagements was a performance as Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia in several productions at the Teatro alla Scala, Teatro Regio in Tourin, La Fenice in Venice. Recently he had great success with his Conte in Le Nozze di Figaro at the Teatro alla Scala, as well as Taddeo in L’italiana in Algeri in Teatro Regio in Turin, and Papageno in The Magic Flute in Montpellier.
Furthermore, he performed Guglielmo in Così fan Tutte at Santiago Teatro Nacional in Chile under the baton of M. Benini and again in Verona and Reggio Emila directed by J. Webb. Recently, he sang the role of Pacuvio in Rossini’s La Pietra di Paragone in Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris and at Teatro Regio in Parma conducted by J.C. Spinosi and staged by P. Sorin and Barberio Corsetti; Zoroastro in Haendel’s Orlando at Palau de las Arts in Valencia; Valentin in Gounod’s Faust and Enrico in Donizzetti’s Lucia di Lamermoor in Santiago de Chile; Nanni in Haydn’s L'Infedeltà delusa in Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci. Haendel’s Messiah with Rinaldo Alessandrini in Bari, Barbiere di Siviglia (Figaro) in Deutschoper Berlin, La Fenice etc., Maestro di Musica in Donizetti’s Convenienze e Inconvenienze Teatrali in Teatro alla Scala; Astolfo in Vivaldi’s Orlando Furioso in Théâtre de Champs-Elysée in Paris with revivals in Nizza; Il Conte in Nozze di Figaro in Potsdam, Malatesta in Don Pasquale in Teatro alla Scala, Porpora’s Polifemo (title-role) in Teater an der Wien with Ruben Dubrovsky, Pallante in Handel’s Agrippina in Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin with René Jacobs/Vincent Boussard, Guglielmo in Così fan Tutte in Festival Donizetti, Bergamo!
Also specialized in baroque repertoire, he has sung the title role in Vivaldi’s Bajazet in the major European capitals and in Japan with Europa Galante and Fabio Biondi; Mozart’s Betulia Liberata with Ottavio Dantone; La Senna in Vivaldi’s La Senna Festeggiante with Paul Goodwin; Handel’s Alexander Feast with Diego Fasolis at the Swiss Radio.
Particularly fond of Bach’s music, he has sung many Cantatas, Weihnachts Oratorium, Johannes Passion, Matthaus Passion, Magnificat as well as modern masterpieces like Messe Solemnelle by C. Frank and Messa di Santa Cecilia by C. Gounod, Requiem by Fauré.
His recordings include: Vivaldi’s Tito Manlio and Rossini’s La Pietra del Paragone in DVD (live recording in Paris Théâtre du Châtelet) for Naïve.
Recent and forthcoming engagements: Rossini’ Scala di Seta (Germano) at Théâtre des Champs-Elysées with Enrique Mazzola; Johannes Passion with La Barocca di Milano Under the baton of Ruben Jais; recording of Vivaldi's Dorilla in Tempe with Diego Fasolis for Naïve Vivaldi Collection; Lucia di Lammermoor, Enrico, at Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo; Scala di Seta di Rossini at Théâtre Champs Elysées under the baton of Enrique Mazzola; Elisir d'amore at Teatro Comunale in Bologna; Die Zauberflöte, Papageno & Barbiere di Siviglia, Figaro, at Teatro Filarmonico di Verona …
Last Edited September 2014
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