Andreas Scholl

Andreas Scholl is a German countertenor, known for his specialization in Baroque music. Born into a family of singers, he began his musical journey at the age of seven as part of the Kiedricher Chorbuben boys choir. At 13, he was chosen to sing solo at a Mass held in Rome. He went on to study at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, an institution that normally only accepts post-graduate students. Scholl's major roles include his debut as Bertarido in Handel's Rodelinda at Glyndebourne in 1998. He has worked with most contemporary Baroque specialists and is a songwriter and composer of ballet and theatre music. He is currently a professor at the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria.

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  SONGWRITER

  I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger: origins and lyrics of the famous folk song

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  Composer

  Music for a While: Purcell's entrancing appeasement of Alecto

  Music for a While is one of the best-known tunes written by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell. First published...
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  ORCHESTRA

  Dido's Lament: sadness and simplicity of Purcell's best-known song

  When I Am Laid In Earth or Dido's Lament is probably one of the saddest songs of the Baroque era, written by the English...
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  ORCHESTRA

  Ombra mai fu: Handel's best-known melody of failed Serse opera

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  Poetry

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  Down by the Salley Gardens is a famous two-stanza poem by the Irish poet William Butler Yeats whose contribution to the...
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  ORCHESTRA

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  FILM

  Full-method approach to the score for Shakespeare's play

  The classic Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice had seen many adaptations, one of them a 2004 venture for the big...
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  Classical Guitar

  Flow, My Tears found popularity after John Dowland gave it lyrics

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