Robert Crowe-Soprano
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Short Biography


  • April 2022: Erweiterungs Studium in Vocal Pedagogy, Methodik und Didaktik, Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, Stuttgart  (Durchschnittsnote 1,0).
  • Published 2020: Songs and Arias Ornamented by Giovanni Battista Velluti, the Last Operatic Castrato  with A-R Editions.
  • Modern Premier 2020: Pietro Torri's 1731 dramatic oratorio Abramo in the Festival für Alte Musik in Aalen with own modern edition (also sang the role of "Angelo").
  • Winner 2019 (w/ Joachim Enders) Noah Greenberg Award from the American Musicological Society, for an outstanding contribution to historic performance practice, for the CD project: The Romantic Castrato​. 
  • Since 2018:  Artistic Director of the Festival für Alte Musik (in) Aalen (FAMA).
  • Since 2018: Artistic Director for Kultur in der Villa Stützel, concert series.
  • Since 2014: Artistic Director of Ensemble Lux et Umbrae.
  • May 2017 PhD, Historical Musicology, Boston University. Dissertation committee: Joshua Rifkin, Victor Coelho & Silke Leopold. Dissertation: "Giambattista Velluti in London, 1780-1861: Literary Constructions of the Last Operatic Castrato."
  • Master of Business Administration, University of Applied Sciences (FOM) Berlin. 
  • Professional Studies Certificate in Classical Voice, Manhattan School of Music.
  • Master of Music in Classical Voice, Boston University. 
  • Bachelor of Music in Classical Voice, magna cum laude, Millsaps College.  At Millsaps, I gave my male soprano debut in January, 1992, before having studied the voice.  Hear the live recording from that day!
  • National Winner of the Metropolitan Opera Competition in 1995. First male soprano in history. 
  • European Debut: Spoleto, Italy,  Festivale dei due Mondi, Händel’s Semele.
  • German Debut: Staatsoper unter den Linden, Hasse’s Solimano w-René Jacobs.
  • Bayersiche Staatsoper, ‘Goffredo’ in Händel’s Rinaldo w-Ivor Bolton and David Alden.
  • Halle Händelfestpiele, title role in Händel’s Rodrigo w-Andreas Spering and Axel Köhler.
  • Cuvilliertheater, München, ‘Giulio Cesare’ in Ferrandini’s Catone in Utica.  Released in 2004 by Oehms Classics.
  • Karlsruhe Händelfestpiele, ‘Anastasio’ in Händel’s Giustino w-Michael Hofstetter and Peer Boysen.
  • Nationaltheater Mannheim, ‘Giulio Cesare’ in Piccini’s Catone in Utica w-Reinhard Goebel and Nicholas Broadhurst.
  • Theatro Massimo, Palermo, title role in A. Scarlatti’s Massimo Puppieno w-Fabio Biondi.
  • Solo CD The Virtuoso Soprano Motets of Giacomo Carissimi released in 2008 by Hänssler Profile Editions in a co-production with the Bayerischer Rundfunk. Named to Crescendo Magazine's 2010 Best List.
  • Solo CD Songs to Mary with Marian Motets of Claudio Monteverdi, Alessandro Grandi and Giacomo Carissimi released in 2010 by Hänssler Profile Editions in co-production with the Bayerischer Rundfunk. 
  • Solo CD The Complete 'Amen, Alleluia' Arias, HWV 269-77 with Ensemble Il Furioso, released in 2017 by Toccata Classics.
  • Solo CD The Romantic Castrato: the ornamented Songs and Arias of Giambattista Velluti, released in 2020 by Toccata Next.
  • 3 Countertenors concert with Brian Asawa and Derek Lee Ragin and Elizabeth Wallfish and the Concerto D'Amsterdam at Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam in 2010. Concert Recording released on iTunes.
  • Mozart's Exsultate Jubilate with the Bath Philharmonia, at Bath Abbey for the 2014 Jane Austen Festival.
  • Title role, baroque pasticcio opera Alexander in India at the Nehru House in New Delhi, India, with the Neemrana Foundation.
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