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  Marcus Schäfer   [Markus Schäfer]    (b. 13 June 1961) Celebrating 52 Years This Month Boy Soprano Soloist 
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Marcus was a member and soloist with the Regensburger Domspatzen in the 1970s. Following his attendance at the Opera Studio in Zürich, his first professional engagement was at the Opernhaus Zürich in 1985. Since then guest appearances have take Markus Schäfer to many a prestigious musical location the Salzburger Festpiele, the Rossini Festival in Pesaro, La Fenice in Venice, Liceo in Barcelona and the State Opera on Munich, to name but a few. He has undertaken principal roles in various operas by Mozart, Monteverdi, Scarlatti, Hasse and Rolle. Markus Schäfer worked closely with René Jacobs and the Concert Köln at the Berlin State Opera Unter den Linden, on Cosi fan tutte, and Krösus by Keiser.

Highlights of his concert career have been recording of the St Matthew Passion (BWV 244) with Leonhardt (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi/BMG) and the recording of Bach's Christmas Oratorio (BWV 248) with the Windsbacher Knabenchor for television and CD. In 1997 Markus Schäfer sang the Evangelist in Bach's St John Passion (BWV 245) under the direction of Karl-Friedrich Beringer during the Ansbach Bach Week.
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Other Recordings Compact | Full
Marcus Schäfer - Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610
Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610 (Eloquence 4696042, CD) 2001
Featuring Regensburger Domspatzen   Hans Possehn   Marcus Schäfer  
Marcus Schäfer, Hans Possehn, trebles
Paul Esswood, Kevin Smith, countertenors
Ian Partridge, John Elwes, tenors
David Thomas, Christopher Keyte, basses
conductor: Hanns-Martin Schneidt.
Recorded July 1974 & May 1975 St. Emmeram, Regensburg. ARCHIV Produktion, Reihe Privilege, 2727 018-10, 2 LP set. Re-issue of Polydor/Archiv Produktion 447 719-2 (Two CDs)
  1.   dixit dominus  
Available at   Crotchet UK
Review at   Ludens.cl
Films and Videos Compact | Full
Marcus Schäfer - Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium / Christmas Oratorio
Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium / Christmas Oratorio (Teldec Video 911243, VHS) November 1993
Featuring Windsbacher Knabenchor   Marcus Schäfer (non-treble)  
Performed by the Windsbacher Knabenchor, Munchner Bachsolisten, Trompetenensemble Laubin; conductor by Karl-Friedrich Beringer. Singers include: Juliane Banse, Cornelia Kallisch, Marcus Schafer, Robert Swensen and Thomas Quasthoff. Recorded at the Heilsbronn Munster in July 1991.
Available at   Amazon UK
Recordings after Voice Change / Recordings as an Adult Compact | Full
Marcus Schäfer - Mozart: Apollo & Hyacinthus
Mozart: Apollo & Hyacinthus (CIME 4 , CD) 1990
Featuring Christian Fliegner   Christian Günther   Sébastien Pratschke   Philipp Cieslewicz   Der Tölzer Knabenchor   Marcus Schäfer (non-treble)  
2-CD album. Recorded at CIG in Grasse in 1990.
Mozart wrote "Apollo and Hyacinthus" at age 11 for a school performance. This is the first recording ever in history of Mozart's 'youth opera' in its original version.

Œbalus: Markus Schaefer (Tenor)
Melia: Christian Fliegner (Soprano)
Hyacinthus: Sébastien Pratschke (Soprano)
Apollo: Christian Günther (Alto)
Zephyrus: Philipp Cieslewicz (Alto)
The Priest: Christian Immler (Bass)

Also available as re-release on:
Pavane Records, ADW7236/7 from 1991
  1.   Ouverture (Orchestre)  
  2.   Récitatif: Hyacinthus, Zephyrus, Œbalus  
  3.   Chorus: Melia, Hyacinthus, Zephyrus, Œbalus, a priest  
  4.   Arioso: Œbalus  
  5.   Reprise of previous chorus  
  6.   Récitatif: Melia, Œbalus, Hyacinthus, Zephyrus  
  7.   Aria: Hyacinthus  
  8.   Récitatif: Œbalus, Apollo, Hyacinthus, Melia, Zephyrus  
  9.   Aria: Apollo  
10.   Récitatif: Œbalus, Melia  
11.   Aria: Melia  
12.   Récitatif: Zephyrus, Œbalus, Melia  
13.   Aria: Zephyrus  
14.   Récitatif: Zephyrus, Melia, Apollo  
15.   Duetto: Melia, Apollo  
16.   Récitatif: Hyacinthus, Œbalus  
17.   Aria: Œbalus  
18.   Récitatif: Melia, Œbalus  
19.   Duetto: Melia, Œbalus  
20.   Récitatif: Apollo, Œbalus, Melia  
21.   Terzetto: Melia, Apollo, Œbalus  
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Available at   JPC.de
Marcus Schäfer - Bach: Matthäuspassion
Bach: Matthäuspassion (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi , CD) March 1989
Featuring Der Tölzer Knabenchor   Christian Fliegner   Maximilian Kiener   Marcus Schäfer (non-treble)  
3-CD Set. Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerke, Haarlem, Holland. Conducted by Gustav Leonhardt.
Available at   Amazon.de
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