Male Soprano(USA/Berlin)

Robert Crowe, born in California, USA, is a member of perhaps the world’s smallest vocal category, the male soprano. His education was completed at the Manhattan School of Music, after receiving a master of music from Boston University School for the Arts and a bachelor of music, magna cum laude from Millsaps College. In 1995 he was only the second countertenor(and first male soprano) to be a National Winner of the Metropolitan Opera Competition—having his professional debut as „Cherubino“ at the Des Moines Metro Opera.

Mr. Crowe has sung on many opera stages in the US and in Europe: „Goffredo“ in Handel’s Rinaldo at the Baverian State Opera, „Acomate“ in Hasse’s Solimano at the State Opera Unter den Linden in Berlin, the title role in Scarlatti’s Massimo Puppieno with the Theatro Massimo in Palermo. He has also performed leading and/or title roles at the Handel Festival of Halle, Handel Festival of Göttingen, Handel Festival of Karlsruhe, Early Music Festival of Utrecht, Mozart Festival of Warsaw, Early Music Festival of Connecticut, Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, Italy, Sans Souci Festival in Potsdam, State Theater of Basil, Virginia Opera, Lake George Opera Festival, Millenial Arts Productions in NYC, among others. He has worked with such conductors as Rene Jacobs, Ivor Bolton, Fabio Biondi, Andreas Spering, Michael Hoffsteter, Julius Rudel, and stage directors like David Alden, Eric Fraad, Peer Boysen, Sandra Leupold, Lillian Garrett-Groag, and Axel Köhler.

Robert performed in the 250th anniversary production of G.B. Ferrandini’s Catone in Utica as Giulio Cesare in the Cuvilles Theater in Munich with Christoph Hammer, a critically acclaimed recording of which was released by Oehms Classics. He can also be heard as Sesto in Handel’s Giulio Cesare on Koch International Classics. Upcoming releases include Crudel Tiranno Amor, a recording of Handel solo cantatas with orchestra, The Intimate Cantate, the solo cantatas of Alessandro Melani, with clarino, and Ridente la Calma, songs and arias of Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and Clementi with forte piano.

In March 2006 he will sing the title role in the world premiere production of Nikolaus Schapfl’s Der Kleine Prinz, based upon Antione de Saint-Exupery’s beloved tale at the State Theater of Baden-Baden in Karlsruhe.