| Role | Events | Companies | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max von Mayerling | Sunset Boulevard | Staatstheater Cottbus | Sep-Oct 2018 |  |
| Teufel | SCHWANDA, DER DUDELSACKPFEIFER | Stadttheater Giessen | Mar-Jun 2018 | |
| Marullo | RIGOLETTO | Theater Osnabrück | Sep 2017 - May 2018 | |
| Doristo | The Chastity Tree | West Edge Opera | Aug 2017 | |
| Marullo | Rigoletto | Staatstheater Braunschweig | Dec 2016 - Feb 2017 | |
| CONCERTS | ||||
| Bass | World Premiere Borzoni Song Cycle | musica marin | Jun 2018 | |
| Bass | Phat Tuesday | Mosaique | Feb 2018 | |
| Bass | Klimt And Rodin: A Musical Encounter | Opera Parallèle | Dec 2017 | |
| Bass | Mozart & Friends | West Edge Opera | Jul 2017 | |
German-American bass, Malte Roesner, made his first solo appearances as a vocalist as a boy soprano. In university he majored both in musicology and in opera performance and furthered his education with Irwin Gage’s postgraduate lied course. He recently transitioned to bass repertoire after having sung as a baritone.
Mr. Roesner is an alumnus of the German National Academic Foundation and the Richard Wagner Bursary Fund.
In 2018 he sang in Verdi's Rigoletto both at the Brunswick National Theater and the Osnabrück Theater and appeared at the Giessen City Theater as the devil in Jaromir Weinberger's Schwanda, the Bagpiper. Additionally he sang the world premiere of Clint Borzoni's song cycle The Hidden Singer for bass voice and string quartett for Musica Marin in San Francisco.
In the summer of 2017 he gave his critically acclaimed North American debut in the West Edge Opera production of Vicente Martin y Soler's The Chastity Tree and with a song recital. In December of 2017 her returned to the San Francisco Bay Area for another recital, this time for Opera Parallèle and the Legion of Honor.
From 2005 to 2016, he was a member of the ensemble at the Brunswick National Theater in Germany, where he portrayed more than fifty roles, including two that were broadcast on national radio and later pubished on CD.
In addition to the classic repertoire, he participated in many rediscoveries and world premieres, among others in the opening production for the 14th Munich Biennale for New Music Theater.
In the productions of Jake Heggie’s For a Look or a Touch and Jonathan Dove’s Mansfield Park Mr. Roesner was not only involved as the male lead, but he also wrote the official German translations.
His portrayal of Joe Gillis in the musical Sunset Boulevard, his first major musical role, was highly critically acclaimed in the specialized German press. In 2018 he returned to the piece in a new role. At the Cottbus National Theater he now sang Max von Mayerling.
Mr. Roesner is an avid concert- and lied-singer and has performed a wide range of repertoire, ranging from renaissance music to world premieres.
Mr. Roesner is an alumnus of the German National Academic Foundation and the Richard Wagner Bursary Fund.
In 2018 he sang in Verdi's Rigoletto both at the Brunswick National Theater and the Osnabrück Theater and appeared at the Giessen City Theater as the devil in Jaromir Weinberger's Schwanda, the Bagpiper. Additionally he sang the world premiere of Clint Borzoni's song cycle The Hidden Singer for bass voice and string quartett for Musica Marin in San Francisco.
In the summer of 2017 he gave his critically acclaimed North American debut in the West Edge Opera production of Vicente Martin y Soler's The Chastity Tree and with a song recital. In December of 2017 her returned to the San Francisco Bay Area for another recital, this time for Opera Parallèle and the Legion of Honor.
From 2005 to 2016, he was a member of the ensemble at the Brunswick National Theater in Germany, where he portrayed more than fifty roles, including two that were broadcast on national radio and later pubished on CD.
In addition to the classic repertoire, he participated in many rediscoveries and world premieres, among others in the opening production for the 14th Munich Biennale for New Music Theater.
In the productions of Jake Heggie’s For a Look or a Touch and Jonathan Dove’s Mansfield Park Mr. Roesner was not only involved as the male lead, but he also wrote the official German translations.
His portrayal of Joe Gillis in the musical Sunset Boulevard, his first major musical role, was highly critically acclaimed in the specialized German press. In 2018 he returned to the piece in a new role. At the Cottbus National Theater he now sang Max von Mayerling.
Mr. Roesner is an avid concert- and lied-singer and has performed a wide range of repertoire, ranging from renaissance music to world premieres.
d’Albert/ Tiefland/ Moruccio/ 2007-08
Argento/ The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe/ Willie/ 2013-14
Ayres/ The Cricket Recovers/ Gallworm; Bear/ German/ 2009
Beethoven/ Fidelio/ Don Fernando/ 2010-11
Bizet/ Carmen/ Escamillo; Le Dancaïre/ French; German/ 2008; 2009-11
Blow/ Venus and Adonis/ 3rd Grace/ German/ 2003
Bock/ Anatevka/ Perchik/ German/ 2007-08
Britten/ A Midsummer Night's Dream/ Robin Starvelling/ 2011-12
Gomes/ Salvator Rosa/ Masaniello/ German premiere/ 2010-11
Donizetti/ L'elisir d'amore/ Belcore/ 2014-15
Donizetti/ Lucia di Lammermoor/ Lord Enrico Ashton/ 2010-12
Dove/ Mansfield Park/ Edmund Bertram/ German-language premiere/ 2015-16
Egk/ Peer Gynt/ Schmied; 3. Kaufmann/ 2015-16
Giordano/ Andrea Chenier/ Roucher/ 2015
Haydn/ Orlando Paladino/ Pasquale/ German/ 2009
Heggie/ For a Look or a Touch/ Manfred/ German-language premiere/ 2015
Hindemith/ Cardillac/ Der Führer der Prêvoté/ 1st version/ 2009
Martin y Soler/ L'arbore di Diana/ Doristo/ 2017
Mascagni/ Isabeau/ Il Cavalier Faïdit/ German premiere/ 2011
Mozart/ Cosí fan tutte/ Guglielmo/ 2013-14
Mozart/ Don Giovanni/ Masetto/ 2011-12
Mozart/ Le Nozze di Figaro/ Il Conte Almaviva/ 2012-13
Mozart/ Zaïde/ Allazim/ 2010
Mozart/ Die Zauberflöte/ Papageno/ 2011-15
Nikodijevic/ Vivier. Ein Nachtprotokoll/ Marco Polo u.a./ world premiere/ 2014
Nowitz/ Traumnovelle/ Fridolin/ world premiere/ 2013
Offenbach/ Fortunio's Song/ Fortunio/ German/ 2004
Prokofiew/ The Love for Three Oranges/ Leandro/ German/ 2008-09
Puccini/ La Bohème/ Schaunard/ 2007-10
Puccini/ Gianni Schicchi/ Marco/ German/ 2006
Puccini/ Madama Butterfly/ Sharpless/ 2009
Puccini/ Manon Lescaut/ l’oste; il commandante d. nave/ 2008-09
Puccini/ Tosca/ Sciarrone/ 2005
Puccini/ Turandot/ Ping; Un Mandarino/ 2011
Rehnqvist/ Sötskolan/Thorko/ German/ 2007
Rossini/ Il barbiere di Siviglia/ Fiorello/ 2012-13
Smetana/ The Bartered Bride/ Krushina/ German/ 2012
Strauß/ Die Fledermaus/ Dr. Falke/ 2010-11; 2006
Stravinsky/ The Rake's Progress/ Nick Shadow/ 2014-15
Verdi/ Falstaff/ Mr. Ford/ Italian; German/ 2011-12; 2006
Verdi/ Rigoletto/ Marullo/ 2007; 2016-17
Verdi/ Simon Boccanegra/ Paolo Albiani/ 2009-10
Verdi/ La Traviata/ Giorgio Germont (cover); Barone Douphol/ 2013; 2006-08
Verdi/ Un ballo in maschera/ Silvano/ 2015
Wagner/ Das Liebesverbot/ Friedrich/ 2013; 2009
Wagner/ Lohengrin/ Der Heerrufer des Königs; 3. Nobleman/ 2008-09
Wagner/ Parsifal/ 2nd Knight of the Grail/ 2013-14
Webber/ Sunset Boulevard/ Joe Gillis/ German/ 2012-13
Weber/ Der Freischütz/ Ottokar; Samiel/ 2010; 2007
Weinberger/ Svanda dudak/ Devil/ German/ 2018
Argento/ The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe/ Willie/ 2013-14
Ayres/ The Cricket Recovers/ Gallworm; Bear/ German/ 2009
Beethoven/ Fidelio/ Don Fernando/ 2010-11
Bizet/ Carmen/ Escamillo; Le Dancaïre/ French; German/ 2008; 2009-11
Blow/ Venus and Adonis/ 3rd Grace/ German/ 2003
Bock/ Anatevka/ Perchik/ German/ 2007-08
Britten/ A Midsummer Night's Dream/ Robin Starvelling/ 2011-12
Gomes/ Salvator Rosa/ Masaniello/ German premiere/ 2010-11
Donizetti/ L'elisir d'amore/ Belcore/ 2014-15
Donizetti/ Lucia di Lammermoor/ Lord Enrico Ashton/ 2010-12
Dove/ Mansfield Park/ Edmund Bertram/ German-language premiere/ 2015-16
Egk/ Peer Gynt/ Schmied; 3. Kaufmann/ 2015-16
Giordano/ Andrea Chenier/ Roucher/ 2015
Haydn/ Orlando Paladino/ Pasquale/ German/ 2009
Heggie/ For a Look or a Touch/ Manfred/ German-language premiere/ 2015
Hindemith/ Cardillac/ Der Führer der Prêvoté/ 1st version/ 2009
Martin y Soler/ L'arbore di Diana/ Doristo/ 2017
Mascagni/ Isabeau/ Il Cavalier Faïdit/ German premiere/ 2011
Mozart/ Cosí fan tutte/ Guglielmo/ 2013-14
Mozart/ Don Giovanni/ Masetto/ 2011-12
Mozart/ Le Nozze di Figaro/ Il Conte Almaviva/ 2012-13
Mozart/ Zaïde/ Allazim/ 2010
Mozart/ Die Zauberflöte/ Papageno/ 2011-15
Nikodijevic/ Vivier. Ein Nachtprotokoll/ Marco Polo u.a./ world premiere/ 2014
Nowitz/ Traumnovelle/ Fridolin/ world premiere/ 2013
Offenbach/ Fortunio's Song/ Fortunio/ German/ 2004
Prokofiew/ The Love for Three Oranges/ Leandro/ German/ 2008-09
Puccini/ La Bohème/ Schaunard/ 2007-10
Puccini/ Gianni Schicchi/ Marco/ German/ 2006
Puccini/ Madama Butterfly/ Sharpless/ 2009
Puccini/ Manon Lescaut/ l’oste; il commandante d. nave/ 2008-09
Puccini/ Tosca/ Sciarrone/ 2005
Puccini/ Turandot/ Ping; Un Mandarino/ 2011
Rehnqvist/ Sötskolan/Thorko/ German/ 2007
Rossini/ Il barbiere di Siviglia/ Fiorello/ 2012-13
Smetana/ The Bartered Bride/ Krushina/ German/ 2012
Strauß/ Die Fledermaus/ Dr. Falke/ 2010-11; 2006
Stravinsky/ The Rake's Progress/ Nick Shadow/ 2014-15
Verdi/ Falstaff/ Mr. Ford/ Italian; German/ 2011-12; 2006
Verdi/ Rigoletto/ Marullo/ 2007; 2016-17
Verdi/ Simon Boccanegra/ Paolo Albiani/ 2009-10
Verdi/ La Traviata/ Giorgio Germont (cover); Barone Douphol/ 2013; 2006-08
Verdi/ Un ballo in maschera/ Silvano/ 2015
Wagner/ Das Liebesverbot/ Friedrich/ 2013; 2009
Wagner/ Lohengrin/ Der Heerrufer des Königs; 3. Nobleman/ 2008-09
Wagner/ Parsifal/ 2nd Knight of the Grail/ 2013-14
Webber/ Sunset Boulevard/ Joe Gillis/ German/ 2012-13
Weber/ Der Freischütz/ Ottokar; Samiel/ 2010; 2007
Weinberger/ Svanda dudak/ Devil/ German/ 2018
| Dates | Schools | Teachers | Diploma |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2018 | Paulette Vineyard-Herbich | ||
| 2012-2015 | Prof Rainer Trost | ||
| 2011-2013 | KS Carlos Álvarez | ||
| 2007-2009 | Hochschule für Musik Saar | Prof. Irwin Gage | Postgrad Lied-Duo course |
| 2004-2012 | Mo. Bruno Pola | ||
| 2000-2006 | Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover | Prof. Peter Anton Ling, Hilda Cabezas | Opera Performance (Solo); Musicology |
| Awards | Competition | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| scholarship | Richard Wagner Bursary Fund | 2014 |
| scholarship | German National Academic Foundation | 2000 |
| Press reviews |
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"In his North American debut, German bass-baritone Malte Roesner exuded appeal as the woodsman Doristo." [Opera News - November 2017] The Chastity Tree, West Edge Opera Full Article |
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"“Roesner’s Doristo gives not only his splendid resonant voice to the plethora of female sound but its weight. And we welcome it. Round and luxuriant, from opening scene [...] to Finale,[...]. Not a drop of unnecessary chastity, even in idea, here”" [Operawire - August 2017] The Chastity Tree, West Edge Opera Full Article |
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"In any case, the role of Doristo was robustly sung by German bass-baritone Malte Roesner. His deep, dark voice was powerful" [Berkeley Daily Planet - August 2017] The Chastity Tree, West Edge Opera Full Article |
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"Roesner was funny, moved well, sang beautifully, and looked like sex on a stick" [San Francisco Civic Center - August 2017] The Chastity Tree, West Edge Opera Full Article |
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"I admired German bass-baritone Malte Roesner’s Doristo, which had tonal beauty and comic energy to spare." [San Francisco Classical Voice - August 2017] The Chastity Tree, West Edge Opera Full Article |
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"German bass-baritone Malte Roesner brought a combination of tonal heft and comic presence to his North American debut" [San Francisco Chronicle - August 2017] The Chastity Tree, West Edge Opera Full Article |
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"With his dark-toned bass-baritone, Malte Roesner excelled in the Süssmayr songs." [Berkeley Daily Planet - July 2017] Full Article |
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"It is a remarcable performance, that the two of them deliver. [...] Roesner's scenically and vocally captivating portrayal of the physician addicted to carnal desires is brilliant (translated from German review of Traumnovelle)" [Opernnetz - February 2013] Full Article |
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"With a clear, pure top, but also powerful low notes Malte Roesner's voice proves itself to be very versatile - One could just wish for a Joe Gillis like this, outstandingly acted and absolutely believable (translated from German review for Sunset Boulevard)" [thatsMusical - December 2012] Full Article |
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"In his role as Papageno, Malte Roesner was so absolutely convincing in his endearingly genuine manner of moving on stage and through his joy of acting and singing, that the spectator truly believed in him. (translated from German review for Die Zauberflöte)" [Opernnetz - November 2011] Full Article |
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"strong voice and secure top (translated from German review for Der Freischütz)" [Orpheus Magazin - December 2010] Full Article |
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"[...] Malte Roesner, as Masaniello, gave a representationally and vocally paramount performance. He particularly impressively executed the scene, in which his madness breaks out. (translated from German review for Salvator Rosa)" [Der Neue Merker - June 2010] Full Article |
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"with warm, full sound (translated from German review for Zaide)" [Braunschweiger Zeitung - June 2010] Full Article |
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"As Enrico, Malte Roesner was brilliant both vocally and on stage. The role was ideally cast with the baritone, seeing as he was able to present his large vocal range in desired appropriate color through out. (translated from German review for Lucia di Lammermoor)" [BS-live! - April 2010] Full Article |
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"with virile, darkly timbered baritone (translated from German review for Salvator Rosa)" [Opernwelt - March 2010] Full Article |
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"Malte Roesner is a Heerrufer who sings his part cultivatedly powerful and sets himself pleasantly apart from many of his - in this part - screaming colleagues. (translated from German review for Lohengrin)" [Online Musik Magazin - May 2008] Full Article |
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