Helmut Kretschmar [SEP] voice type
Helmut Kretschmar
Helmut Kretschmar (born 3 February 1928) is a German classical tenor who spent most of his career performing in concerts and recitals with major orchestras and at important music festivals internationally. Although he focused his career mainly within the concert repertoire, Kretschmar did appear two times on the opera stage, notably singing in the world premiere of Arnold Schoenberg's "Moses und Aron" in 1954. Possessing a rich and warm lyric tenor voice, Kretschmar excelled in the concert repertoire of Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel,
Klesie Kelly
Klesie Kelly, or Klesie Kelly-Moog, is an American soprano and voice teacher at the Musikhochschule Köln and for international master classes.
Career.
Born in Kentucky, Kelly studied voice in Germany with Bettina Björgsten, Helmut Kretschmar and Günther Weißenborn. More active in concert than on the opera stage, she has collaborated with conductors such as Moshe Atzmon, Wolfgang Gönnenwein, Erich Leinsdorf, Bruno Maderna and Hiroshi Wakasugi.
In 1971, Kelly appeared at the Mozartsaal of the Konzerthaus in Vienna, singing