Ralf Popken [SEP] voice type
Ralf Popken
Ralf Popken (born 1962) is a German countertenor. He studied choral conducting, recorder, and singing at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hannover and has since performed in concerts across Europe and the USA. He has made numerous radio recordings for Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, and Dutch and Swiss radios and is noted for singing Bach cantatas. He debuted in opera at the Staatsoper Hannover in Hannover in 1989. His performances have included the premiere of "Medeamaterial" by Pascal Dusapin in 1991 and a
", with Gerlinde Sämann and Peter Kooy, in 2007 Handel's "Semele", soloists including Elisabeth Scholl, Annette Markert and Ralf Popken, in 2005 Monteverdi's Marienvesper, with Dorothee Mields, in 2004 Handel's "Solomon". A review of "Solomon" notes: "The tenor Knut Schoch as Zadok is greatly impressive. He has all the technical skill to negotiate his complicated coloratura and sings with great beauty of tone."
External links.
- Knut Schoch website