Werner Gura (Tenor) - Short Biography

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Werner Güra (Tenor)
Born: 1964 - Munich, Germany
The German tenor, Werner Güra, studied at the famous Salzburg Mozarteum. He continued his studies with Kurt Widmer in Basel and then with Margreet Honig in Amsterdam, while taking acting courses with Ruth Berghaus and Theo Adam. After performing as a guest artist in Frankfurt and Basel, Werner Güra is now a member of the Semperoper in Dresden where he excels in Mozart and Rossini. From the very beginning of his career he has attached great importance to the balance between the opera house and the concert stage. He is much in demand as an oratorio singer and has sung in numerous productions like Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah (under Philippe Herreweghe) at the Salzburg Festival. He has also sung under conductors like Peter Schreier, Wolfgang Gönnenwein and Friedemann Layer. Werner Güra has already made several recordings for Harmonia Mundi France under René Jacobs: Telemann’s Orpheus and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio (BWV 248).

Source: Harmonia Mundi Website; Ruud Janssen (February 2006) Contributed by Aryeh Oron (May 2001)
Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works
Conductor	As	Works
Hansjörg Albrecht	Tenor	BWV 201
Enoch zu Guttenberg	Tenor	BWV 244
Nikolaus Harnoncourt	Tenor	BWV 248
Philippe Herreweghe	Tenor	BWV 244
René Jacobs	Tenor	BWV 248
Joachim Krause	Tenor	BWV 245
Links to other Sites
Werner Güra (Farao Classics)

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