Curriculum Vitae

Full Contracts

Oper Halle   Since the season 2004/2005 
Landestheater Coburg   Seasons 2001/02 until 2003/04 


Guest Contracts (excerpts)

Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Staatstheater Schwerin, Theater Hagen, Theater Lübeck, Konzerthaus Berlin, Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf, Grillo-Theater Essen, Theater des Westens Berlin, Seebühne Walenstadt (Switzerland), Neuköllner Oper Berlin, Landestheater Eisenach, Nordharzer Städtbundtheater, Eduard-von-Winterstein-Theater Annaberg-Buchholz, Staatsoper Bydgoszcz, Schlossfestspiele Schwerin, Landestheater Marburg, Lübecker Sommeroperette, Brandenburger Symphoniker, Filmorchester Babelsberg, Konzertdirektion Landgraf, Bundeskunsthalle Bonn, Players Theater Montréal, La Chapelle de Montréal

Opera & Operetta (excerpts)

Abraham  The Flower of Hawaii (Die Blume von Hawaii)   John Buffy  German  Oper Halle (2009-2011)  
Benatzky  White Horse Inn (Im weißen Rössl)   Dr. Siedler  Schwerin (01-03), Coburg (02-03) 
Berg  Lulu  Kammerdiener, Prinz, Marquis   Landestheater Coburg (2003-04) 
Britten  A Midsummer Night's Dream   Flute  Deutsche Oper am Rhein (06-07), Halle (05) 
Malcolm Fox  Sid the serpent who wanted to sing  Sid  Oper Halle (2006-2011)  
Detlev Glanert  Die drei Rätsel  Galgenvogel, Schrei  Oper Halle (2004 - 2005)  
Ingomar Grünauer   Cantor (World Premiere)  Mathematiker  Oper Halle (2006-2007) 
Handel  Spuk im Händelhaus (Alcina)  Christopher Brown  Oper Halle (2004 - 2010)  
Janácek   The cunning little Vixen  Schoolmaster, Mosquito  Landestheater Coburg (2001-02) 
Kálmán  Die Csárdásfürstin   Boni Káncsiánu  Eisenach (03), Coburg (02-03), Lübecker Sommeroperette (2002) 
  Countess Mariza  Kolomán Zsupán   Oper Halle (2010-2011) 
Robert Kurka  The Good Soldier Schwejk  Woditschka, Dog, Prisoner, Patient   Oper Halle (2008-2009) 
Lehár  Der Graf von Luxemburg  Armand Brissard  Landestheater Coburg (2001-02) 
  Das Land des Lächelns  Gustl  Staatsoper Bydgoszcz (Tour, 2001-02) 
  Der Zarewitsch  Iwan  Landestheater Coburg (2003-04) 
Paul Lincke  Frau Luna  Steppke  Oper Halle (07-09), Nordharzer Städtebundtheater (06-07), Folkwang-Hochschule Essen (1997)  
Hans Lofer (= Rudolf Hindemith)  The Emperor's New Clothes  Zwick  Oper Halle (2010-2011) 
Frank Martin  Le vin herbé  Tristan  Neuköllner Oper Berlin (2000) 
Millöcker  Der Bettelstudent  Jan Janicki  Brandenburger Symphoniker (2001) 
Monteverdi  L'Orfeo   Pastore, Spirito  It  Oper Halle (2006-2008)  
Mozart  Cosi fan tutte  Ferrando  It  Opera McGill, Montréal (1998)  
  Die Entführung aus dem Serail  Pedrillo  Landestheater Coburg (2003-04) 
  Papageno spielt auf der Zauberflöte  Tamino  Oper Halle (2004-2010)  
  Die Zauberflöte  Monostatos  Oper Halle (2004-2011)  
Mussorgsky  Boris Godunov  Missail  Oper Halle (2005-2007) 
Michael Nyman  The Man who mistook his Wife for a hat   Dr. S  Landestheater Coburg (2002-03) 
Offenbach  Orpheus in the Underworld  Pluto/Aristeus   G   Operntheater Köln (1996)  
Puccini  Madama Butterfly  Goro  It  Landestheater Coburg (2002-03) 
  Tosca  Spoletta  It  Oper Halle (05-07), Coburg (03-04) 
  Turandot  Pong  It  Schlossfestspiele Schwerin (2002) 
Nino Rota  Il cappello di paglia di Firenze  Achille di Rosalba, Guard  Oper Halle (2005-2007) 
Smetana  Die verkaufte Braut  Wenzel (Vasek)   Oper Halle (2004-06) 
Johann Strauß  Die Fledermaus  Alfred  Opera McGill, Montréal (1999) 
  Simplicius (DE)  Simplicius  Landestheater Coburg (2003-04) 
Richard Strauss  Ariadne auf Naxos  Tanzmeister  Opera McGill, Montréal (1998)  
Strawinsky  The Rake's Progress   Sellem  Landestheater Coburg (2002-03) 
Tchaikovsky   Evgeny Onegin   Triquet  Ru & G  Oper Halle (07-08), Landestheater Coburg (03-04)  
Verdi  Falstaff  Bardolfo  It  Oper Halle (2009-2010) 
Pauline Viardot   Cendrillon  Barigoule  Konzerthaus Berlin (2005-07) 
Wagner  Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg  Ulrich Eißlinger  Oper Halle (2007-2008)  
Zeller  Der Vogelhändler  Stanislaus, Adam  Lübeck (04), Annaberg (05), Coburg (04-05) 


Musical Theatre & Show (excerpts)

Arlen   The Wizard of Oz  Scarecrow  Oper Halle (2004-2006)  
Jerry Bock  Fiddler on the roof  Mottel  Oper Halle (10-12) / Theater Essen (1996-97)  
Albert Guinovart   Mar i Cel (German Premiere)  Ferrán  Oper Halle (2006-2007)  
Hollaender  Kopf unterm Arm (Revue)  Performer  Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf & Essen (1996) 
Kander  Cabaret  MC  Oper Halle (2005-2007)  
Loewe  My Fair Lady   Freddy Eynsford-Hill  Oper Halle (2011-2012) 
Georgij Modestov  The Black Brothers (Die schwarzen Brüder)  Paolo / Gino  Sea Stage Walenstadt, Switzerland (2010)  
Gerd Natschinski   The Importance of Being Earnest (Mein Freund Bunbury)
 
Jack Worthing  Oper Halle (2009-2010) 
Karel Svoboda  Dracula  Scapino  Oper Halle (2010-2012)  
Webber  Joseph   Joseph  Landestheater Marburg (1991) 
Webber  Evita  Magaldi  Oper Halle (2004-2005)  
Wedekind a.o.  Search Fearlessly For Every Sin (Greife wacker nach der Sünde)
 
Björn  G/E   Oper Halle, Neues Theater Halle, Goethe-Theater Bad Lauchstädt (2008-2013)  
Weill  The Seven Deadly Sins   The Father (1st Tenor)  Players Theater, Montréal (1998)  
  Mahagonny   1st Tenor  Players Theater, Montréal (1998)  
Frank Wildhorn   The Scarlet Pimpernel  Sir Ozzy Oswald  Oper Halle (2004-2007)  
Franz Wittenbrink  Comedian Harmonists  Ari Leschnikoff  Theater Hagen (2011-2012) 
Eric Woolfson  Edgar Allan Poe (World Premiere)  Edgar Allan Poe  Oper Halle (2009-2011)  


Oratorio (excerpts)

Bach  St. John & St. Matthew Passion, B-minor Mass   La Chapelle de Montréal, 1999 & 2000 & 2001  
Bach  Christmas-Oratorio, Cantatas  Several Concerts 
Bach / Mendelssohn  St. Matthew Passion   La Chapelle de Montréal, 1999 
Beethoven  Mass in C  Le choeur de Laval, 1999  
Gounod  Les sept paroles du Christ...  Montréal, Cologne 
Handel  Messiah, St. John Passion, Funeral Anthem and others   Several Concerts 
Haydn  The Creation  Several Concerts 
Haydn  Great Organ Mass   Berlin, 2005 
Reinhard Keiser  St. Mark Passion  Frankfurt 
Liszt  Via Crucis  Montréal 
Monteverdi  Vespro della beata Virgine  Ottawa 
Mozart  Coronation Mass, Requiem  Several Concerts 
Mozart  Missa brevis in B flat  Halle, 2006 
Thomas Selle (1599-1663)  St. John Passion  Halle 
Saint-Saens  Oratoire de Noel  Essen 
Schütz  Christmas History  Cologne 
Schütz  Sacred Concerts  Several Concerts 
Schubert  Masses  Several Concerts 
Weber  Mass in G Major ("Jubelmesse")  Magdeburg 
Zelenka  Missa dei filiis  La Chapelle de Montréal 


Concerts (excerpts)

Kálmán  Verfemte Operette - Das Schicksal von Emmerich Kálmán   Konzerthaus Berlin & Deutschlandradio, 2003  
Several Composers  Concert Series "LiebesLeben" and "SehnSucht"   German National Health Organisation, 2003  
Fall, Strauss   New Year's Concert Series, Berlin   Konzerthaus Berlin, Filmorchester Babelsberg, 2001  
Kollo  Goldene Tonfilmzeit   SFB, Filmorchester Babelsberg, 2000 
Benatzky  Zauber der Nacht (Revue)   Bundeskunsthalle Bonn / WDR, 1997 
Several Recitals   Song-Cycles by Schubert, Schumann, Poulenc, Satie and others, Individual Songs, Meodies and Lieder  Since 1993 
Several Concerts with members of the Handel Festival Orchestra, Halle   Pieces by Monteverdi, Bach, Schütz, Schein, Scheidt, Handel and others  Since 2004 


Musical Comedy and Cabaret

For further information (website in german):   www.kuhn-leibold.de  
Programs with musical comedy and cabaret  Komödie Düsseldorf / Theater des Westens Berlin / WDR & SFB / Goethe-Institut Toronto and many more 
MC at several events   New Year's Gala at the Guesthouse of the Federal Republik of Germany, Petersberg - among many others 
Solo-Artist on cruises  MS Arkona 
CD Productions  Kuhn~Leibold: außen ordentlich (2006) / Verliebt, Verlobt, Verladen (1999)  


Conductors / Coaches (excerpts)

Pavel Baleff, Niksa Bareza, Ernst Barthel, Rasmus Baumann, Gottfried Biller, Michael Borowitz, Stephen Dubberly, Iwan Edwards, Roger Epple, Dr. Robert Evans, Matthias Foremny, Michael Fuchs, Prof. Helmut Gleim, Dr. John Grew, Marie-Luise Häuser, Claus-Ulrich Heinke, Andreas Henning, Helmut Hoeft, Wolfgang Katschner, Harald Knauff, Byron Knutson, Dr. Robert L. Larsen, Patricia Martin, Michael McMahon, Michael Mills, Yannik Nézet-Séguin, Ludwig Pflanz, Jörg Pitschmann, Volker M. Plangg, Oliver Pohl, Eva Pons, Winfried Radeke, Dorothy Randall, Robert Reimer, Roland Reuter, Lorne Richstone, Ellen Rissinger, Werner Rosenberg, Dixie Ross-Neill, Hans Rotman, Koen Schoots, Roberto Seidel, Alois Seidlmeier, Roland Seiffarth, Hans Stähli, Karl-Heinz Steffens, Kay Stromberg, Joan Vives, Timothy Vernon, Klaus Weise

Directors (excerpts)

Karl Absenger, Henry Akina, Detlef Altenbeck, Andreas Baumann, Helmut Baumann, Fred Bernd, Matthias Brenner, Nicholas Broadhurst, Frank Alva Buecheler, Hartmut H. Forche, Klaus Froboese, Dr. Dieter Gackstetter, Thomas Goritzki, Allison Greene, Urs Häberli, Pet Halmen, Heike Hanefeld, Holger Hauer, Robert Herzl, Renate Heuser, Frank Hilbrich, Katrin Hiller, Lutz Hochstraate, Uwe Hoppe, Matthias Hüstebeck, Axel Köhler, Joseph E. Köpplinger, Marguerite Kollo, Robert Lehmeier, Michael McCaffery, Dougg McDonough, Brian Michaels, Marco Misgaiski, Andrea Moses, Bernd Mottl, Hans Nieuwenhuis, Kobie van Rensburg, Marc von Reth, Christian Schuller, Michael Schulz, G. H. Seebach, Aron Stiehl, Mark Streshinski, David Walsh, Manfred von Wildemann, Frank Martin Widmaier

Competitions / Scholarships / Opera Studios

1999  Apprentice Artist  Des Moines Metro Opera, USA 
1998  1st Prize  N.A.T.S. Competition (Eastern USA /Canada)  
1997  Ambassadorial Scholarship  Rotary-Foundation 
1995  3rd Prize  Bundeswettbewerb Gesang Berlin 
1995 & 1993  1st Prize  Landeswettbewerb Chanson NRW (Germany) 


Education

1993 - 1997 (Diploma) Musical Theatre, Folkwang-Hochschule Essen  
1997 - 1999 Voice & Opera School, McGill University Montréal  
1994 Choir-Conductor-Examination, Kirchenmusik-Akademie Schlüchtern  


Voice Teachers

Lucille Evans, William Neill, James McLean, KS Bernd Riedel, Noelle Turner, Romelia Lichtenstein

Choreographers / Dance Teachers (excerpts)

Ralf Rossa, Claudio Bueno, Götz Hellriegel, Helmut Neumann, Anne-Marie Benati, Olimpia Scardi, Derek Williams, Judy-Ann Basing, Tilly Söffing, Otto Pichler, Beate Vollack

Speech Teachers

Peter Georg Bärtsch, Heidemarie Erhard

Directing Experiences

The Gypsy Baron   Opera Unlimited Albuquerque (USA)  
Le nozze di Figaro (Scenes)   Opera McGill, Montréal  


Teaching Experiences

Acting & Movement  Opera Unlimited Albuquerque  
Lectureship Acting and Movement   McGill-University Montréal  


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