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The German tenor, Friedrich Bracks, studied at Went to Johann Sebastian Bach Gymnas. He received his first singing education as a child at the boys choir Windsbacher Knabenchor, where he already sang as a soloist at that time. Afterwards, he studied acting with Suzanne Geyer in Munich (from 2006), and continued his education at the two acting schools “The New Collective LA” and “TVI Actors Studios” in Los Angeles, USA. During his time in Munich, he also studied singing with Ingrid Bettag and Peter Pöppel. In 2018, he participated in the “vielklang” master-class and in 2019, in the International Bach Academy in Stuttgart as a soloist.
Besides his singing career, Friedrich Bracks has worked as a stage actor as well as a videomaker at the radio station Bayerischer Rundfunk. Focussing on his singing career, he specialized in early music, which led him to perform as Evangelist at the Bachwoche Stuttgart conducted by Hans-Christoph Rademann.
Friedrich Bracks has been working with numerous ensembles such as Kammerchor Stuttgart (Director: Frieder Bernius), Gaechinger Cantorey (Director: Hans-Christoph Rademann), Zürcher Sing-Akademie (Director: Timothy Brown) and the Belgian soloist ensemble Vox Luminis (Director: Lionel Meunier) on national and international stages. He was artistic director at the a cappella men's ensemble Ensemble miXtur. Starting in March 2020, he is the new tenor of the Calmus Ensemble Leipzig. He currently lives in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. |
