Corby Welch

(tenor)

EDUCATION AND WORK
Corby Welch studied at the University of Minnesota with Lawrence Weller and completed his studies with Rudolf Piernay at the Hochschule für Musik in Mannheim. In 2003–2018, he was a member of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein ensemble, where he sung the major roles for lyric tenor such as Mozart’s Belmonte (“Die Entführung aus dem Serail”), Tamino (“Die Zauberflöte”), Don Ottavio (“Don Giovanni”), Tito (“La Clemenza di Tito”) and Prince (Dvořák’s “Rusalka”). Since 2011, he has established himself as one of the promising new dramatic tenors.

REPERTOIRE
Erik (Wagner’s “Der fliegende Holländer”) 
Title role in Wagner’s “Lohengrin”
Siegmund (Wagner’s “Die Walküre”)
Siegfried (Wagner’s “Siegfried”)
Siegfried (Wagner’s “Die Götterdämmerung”)
Loge (Wagner’s “Das Rheingold”)
Guido Bardi (Zemlinsky’s “Die Florentinische Tragödie”)
The title role in Britten’s “Peter Grimes” 
Kaiser (Strauss’ “Die Frau ohne Schatten”)
Bacchus (Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos”)
Matteo (Strauss’ “Arabella”) 
Paul (Korngold’s “Die tote Stadt”)
Don José (Bizet’s “Carmen”)
Belmonte (Mozart’s “Die Entführung aus dem Serail”)
Florestan (Beethoven’s “Fidelio”)
Pylade (Gluck’s “Iphigénie en Tauride”)
Turiddu (Mascagni’s “Cavalleria rusticana”)
Gvidon (Rimsky-Korsakov’s “The Golden Cockerel”)
Samson (Saint-Saëns’ “Samson et Dalila”)
The title role in Bolcom’s “McTeague” 

CONCERT REPERTOIRE
Beethoven: 9th Symphony and “Missa Solemnis”
Brittens’ “War Requiem”
Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde” 
Beethoven’s “Christus am Ölberg” 
Rossini’s “Stabat Mater”
Schönberg’s “Gurrelieder”