Oliver Widmer

Oliver Widmer (born 24 March 1965) is a Swiss operatic bass-baritone whose international career has encompassed lieder, opera, and oratorio. In 1998 he created the role of Jäger in Heinz Holliger's opera Schneewittchen.[1]

Widmer was born in Zürich and studied first under his father, the baritone Kurt Widmer, at the City of Basel Music Academy. He made his debut as a recitalist in 1985 followed by further study under Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau at the Hochschule für Musik Berlin from 1986 to 1989. He has been a member of the Zurich Opera from the early 1990s.[2]

Widmer has been married to the mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli since 2011.[3]

  1. ^ Ericson, Kristina (2004). Heinz Holliger—Spurensuche eines Grenzgängers. p. 619. Peter Lang. ISBN 3039103547 (in German)
  2. ^ Bigler-Marschall, Ingrid (ed.) (2012). "Widmer, Oliver". Deutsches Theater-Lexikon (Weisbrod-Wiel), p. 3313. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3110936119 (in German)
  3. ^ Gavina, Susana (18 December 2012). "Cecilia Bartoli: «Incluso a Verdi le abuchearon en la Scala de Milán»". ABC. Retrieved 19 March 2014 (in Spanish).