Albertus Engelbrecht was appointed in opera houses of Nuremberg and Passau (Germany) for a total of seventeen years where he sang a diversity of leading roles such as Orfeo in Monteverdi`s L`Orfeo, Ulisse in Monteverdi’s Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria, Nerone in Monteverdi’s L’incorronazione di Poppea (all three operas under direction of Kobie van Rensburg), Ramiro in Rossini`s La Cenerentola, Duca in Verdi`s Rigoletto, Belmonte in Mozart`s Die Entführung aus dem Serail. Guest contracts have taken him to Luzern (Switzerland) and Los Angeles (USA). As concert singer, Engelbrecht performed regularly in Berlin, Frankfurt, Mainz and Vienna. A highlight of his career was concerts of Medelssohn`s Walpurgisnacht in the Teatro San Carlo, Naples (Italy). Since 2016, he is appointed as lecturer in singing and coordinator of vocal studies at the Odeion School of Music. His students have won national singing competitions and accepted into the Judith Neilson Young Artist Program (Cape Town Opera).

Opera Performances:

• Role of Danilo in F. Lehár’s Die lustige Witwe (Landestheater Niederbayern, Passau, Germany) 2013.
• Role of Belfiore in W. A. Mozart’s La finta giardiniera (Landestheater Niederbayern, Passau, Germany) 2013.
• Role of Orfeo in C. Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo (Landestheater Niederbayern, Passau, Germany) 2013.
• Role of Duca in G. Verdi’s Rigoletto (Landestheater Niederbayern, Passau, Germany) (Brooklyn Theatre, Pretoria) 2013, 2014.
• Role of Tassilo in E. Kálmán’s Gräfin Mariza (Landestheater Niederbayern, Passau, Germany) 2014.
• Role of Mr. Snow in Roger’s Carousel (Landestheater Niederbayern, Passau, Germany) 2014.
• Role of Theseus in J. G. Conradi’s Die schöne und getreue Ariadne (Landestheater Niederbayern, Passau, Germany) 2014
• Role of Oronte in G. F. Handel’s Alcina (Landestheater Niederbayern, Passau, Germany) 2014.
• Role of Danilo in F. Lehár’s Die lustige Witwe (Luzerner Theater, Switzerland) 2014.
• Role of Jan Janicki in C. Millöcker’s Der Bettelstudent (Landestheater Niederbayern, Passau, Germany) 2015.
• Role of Graf Zedlau in J. Strauss’s Wienerblut (Landestheater Niederbayern, Passau, Germany) 2015, 2016.
• Role of Paolo in D. Cimorosa’s Il matrimonio segreto (Landestheater Niederbayern, Passau, Germany) 2016.
• Role of Belmonte in W. A. Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Landestheater Niederbayern, Passau, Germany) 2016.
• Role of Turiddu in P. Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana (Civic Theatre, Bloemfontein) 2017.
• Role of Danilo in F. Lehár’s Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow) (Civic Theatre, Bloemfontein) 2018.

Concert Performances:

• Stella Natalis by K. Jenkins (Tenor Solo), Odeion, Bloemfontein, 18 November 2016.

   

• Beukes & Engelbrecht in konsert, NG Kerk Betlehem-Noord, 25 March 20171. “O Süsser, O Freundlicher” (SWV285) (Heinrich Schütz – 1585-1672)

  2. “Bist du bei mir” (BWV508) (Johann Sebastian Bach – 1685-1750)

  3. “Dank sei Dir, Herr” (George Friedrich Händel – 1685-1759)

  4. “Gebet” (Reger-Wolf – 1873-1916)

   

• Beukes & Engelbrecht in konsert, Christus Kirche, Windhoek, 2 April 2017

  1. “O Süsser, O Freundlicher”

  (SWV 285)

  2. “O Jesu, nomen dulce”

  (SWV 308)

  3. “O misericordissime Jesu”

  (SWV 309)

  Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)

  4. “Bist du bei mir” (BWV 508) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

  5. “Dank sei Dir, Herr” George Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)

  6. “Gebet” Reger-Wolf (1873-1916)

  7. “Führ mich, Kind, nach Bethlehem!” Reger-Wolf (1873-1916)

   

• Messiah by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Tenor Soloist. Odeion, Bloemfontein 21, 22 April 2017.

   

• Tribute to Kloppers Dutch Reformed Church Universitas, Bloemfontein, 31 August 2017.

  “Verdwyn is nou die daglig” (J. Kloppers b. 1937)

   

• Operetta Gala, Brooklyn Theatre, Pretoria 8 & 10 December 2017

  1. “Gern hab ich die Frauen geküsst”  F. Lehar (1870-1948)

  2. “Niemand lieb Dich so wie Ich” F. Lehar

  3.  “Komm Zigany” E. Kalman (1843-1953)

  4.  “Wer hat die Liebe” F. Lehar                                                          

  5.  “Nimm mich in deine Arme” R. Stauch (1901-1968)                             

  6. “Als flotter Geist”   J. Strauss (1825-1899)    

  7. “Sag ja mein Lieb” E. Kalman                                                         

  8.  “Wolgalied” F. Lehar                                                                

  9.  “Wer uns getraut” J. Strauss                                                                    

  10. “Komm mit nach Varasdin” E. Kalman

   

• Messiah George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Tenor Soloist with Free Symphony Orchestra, Ernst Opperheimer Theatre, Welkom, 20 April 2018.

   

• Messiah George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Tenor Soloist with Free Symphony Orchestra, Geloofsentrum Universitas Church, Bloemfontein, 21 April 2018.

   

• “Passion”: A staged production of the St. John Passion Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Tenor Arias: The Meadowlands Seventh Day Adventist Church, Soweto, 25 & 27 May 2018.

   

• “Passion”: A staged production of the St. John Passion Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Evangelist: The Meadowlands Seventh Day Adventist Church, Soweto, 26 May 2018.

   

• Mahler – Two Song Cycles with Orchestra Gustav Mahler, Brooklyn Theatre, Pretoria, 16 & 17June 2018.

   

• Winterriese Franz Schubert, Odeion, Bloemfontein 16 July 2019.

   

• Oratorio de Noël Camille Saint-Saëns, Odeion, Bloemfontein, 1 December 2019.

   

• 20th- and 21st-Century Art Song: Five Invocation for Tenor and Piano Op.12 (Hubert Du Plessis, 1922–2011), Alleenstryd (Hendrik Hofmeyr, 1957–), Celebration of Faith: A Hymn-based Song Cycle for Tenor and Organ (Jacobus Kloppers, 1937–); Bloemfontein, Odeion Hall, 27 November 2021

   

• FSSO Easter Concert, Cathedral of St. Andrew and St. Michael, Bloemfontein, 9 April 2022 Messiah G. F. Handel Tenor Arias

   

• Salon Music Christmas Concert 2022, SABC Johannesburg, December 2022

1. Comfort ye / Ev’ry valley G. F. Handel
2. Once in Royal David’s city
3. O little Town of Bethlehem Forest Green
4. Heidschi bum beidschiTraditional
5. Somerkersfees Du Plessis/Vogel
6. Mille cherubiniin coro Schubert / Vogel
7. Alleluja Fux
8. Agnus dei Bizet
9. Joy to the world Watts/Vogel
10. Silent nightGruber / Vogel
11. O Holy nightAdam / Vogel

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