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 J.S. 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 29 [2007], BWV 61 [2006], BWV 248

Philippe Herreweghe

Tenor

BWV 244 [2^nd]

René Jacobs

Tenor

BWV 248

Joachim Krause

Tenor

BWV 245

Links to other Sites

Werner Güra (Farao Classics)