uy Erwin Schrott: Mozart, Verdi, Berlioz, Gounod, Meyerbeer and a Baby

Uruguayan Bass Erwin Schrott has finally ended the wait. After already establishing himself as one of the leading singers of his generation, Schrott will publish his debut album of arias with Decca. The record will contain songs by Verdi, Berlioz, Gounod and Meyerbeer and a special focus on Mozart – with no less than three cuts taken from the latter’s “Don Giovanni” and “Le Nozze di Figaro”. After being discovered by no one less than Placido Domingo as early as 1998 and some noteworthy engagements in the United States among others, a CD long seemed immanent, but Erwin Schrott carefully waited for just the right moment to present itself. This way, the occasion remained special: “It was a wonderful challenge for me and a completely new experience, because I’d never previously stood in front of a microphone.”, Schrott said, “My only aim was to present myself as good as possible.” On the twelve arias of his studio premiere, he now has the chance to put this dream into action.

“Mozart, Verdi, Berlioz, Gounod & Meyerbeer” also represents a more than welcome diversion from the sneaky questions about Erwin Schrott’s private life – especially now the singer and his partner Anna Netrebko are expecting a baby. Even serious German publication “Das Opernglas” built their interview with Erwin Schrott around this theme, with the Bass mainly admitting that both of them also had a life of their own. A missed chance, we’d say, for when Schrott really starts talking about music, he turns into a passionate speaker, talking about the magic of an orchestra’s music surrounding you completely and the beauty of the music he is interpreting.

All the same, it appears to be a characteristic element of his personality that he remains cool in the face of the admiration flowing towards him and towards “deep” and “meaningful” questions. “What about Don Giovani?” he shrugs when asked about his preference for the role, “I don’t know... I just love to play it!” Meanwhile, he also confessed he wanted to get more involved with Leporello, because was “more real”. All of this is the stuff of the future, though. For the moment, all focus is on the album and how Erwin Schrott has ended his silence on the record market.

Homepage: Decca Classical Records
By Tobias Fischer, published 2008-07-18

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