Monte Pederson [SEP] voice type
Monte Pederson
Monte Pederson (21 August 1958, Sunnyside, WA – 6 November 2001, Kreuth, Germany) was an American operatic bass-baritone. He sang in leading roles with important opera houses internationally, including La Scala, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Metropolitan Opera, the San Francisco Opera, and the Vienna State Opera. In 1996 he created the role of Gyges in the world premiere of Alexander von Zemlinsky's "Der König Kandaules" at the Hamburg State Opera. In
Recordings.
- In 1997 the German record label Capriccio released the world premiere recording: a live recording made on 18 & 25 October 1996 during the initial run of performances at the Hamburg State Opera. Gerd Albrecht conducted the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg. The principal roles were sung by James O'Neal (Kandaules), Monte Pederson (Gyges) and Nina Warren (Nyssia).
- In 2004 the Austrian record label Andante released a live recording from the 2002 Salzburg Festival, with Kent Nagano conducting the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester