Berthold Possemeyer (Bass) - Short Biography

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Berthold Possemeyer (Bass)
Born: 1951 - Germany
The German bass, Berthold Possemeyer, studied singing at the Cologne College of Music (Professor Müller-Heuser and Professor J. Metternich) as well as studying school and church music, conducting and musicology. He was awarded prizes at the singing contests in Berlin s’Hertogenbosch and the International Bach Contest in Leipzig. Furthermore he also won the sponsorship prize for young artists awarded by the State of Nordrhein-Westfalen. Berthold Possemeyer's opera debut at the Oldenburg Theatre was followed by other engagements in Essen, Gelsenkirchen, the ‘Komische Oper’ in Berlin and the Volksoper in Vienna. Concert engagements also led to numerous festivals. In recent years he has become much in demand for song recitals and oratorios. Berthold Possemeyer’s further vocal training is in the hands of Professor Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.

Source: Liner notes to the 2-CD album ‘J.S. Bach: St. John Passion’ conducted by Eckhard Weyand (Hänssler, 1998; Ruud Janssen (February 2006)) Contributed by Aryeh Oron (June 2001)
Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works
Conductor	As	Works
Johannes Hömberg	Bass	BWV 245 [Jesus]
Matthias Janz (Organ)	Bass	BWV 445, BWV 446, BWV 451, BWV 452, BWV 479, BWV 508
Gerald Kegelmann	Bass	BWV 244
Hermann Max	Bass	BWV 78, BWV 147
Wolfgang Schäfer	Bass	G.P. Telemann: Passions-Oratorium Seliges Erwägen, TWV 5:2
Eckhard Weyand	Bass	BWV 245
Gerhard Wilhelm	Bass	BWV 245
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