New CD: Urlicht
At the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the lied increasingly took on orchestral garb. The boundary with opera became almost impalpable. That is what Samuel Hasselhorn and Łukasz Borowicz demonstrate here, in a splendid programme mingling smiles and disillusionment, where some of the most characteristic orchestral lieder and operatic arias of this Austro-German ‘fin de siècle’ era blend perfectly together.
Here is a teaser for this CD: Urlicht - CD Teaser
Season 2024/25
Samuel is looking forward to be making some exciting role debuts in the season 24/25 such as Eugene Onegin and Papageno (Die Zauberflöte) at Staatstheater Nürnberg, as well as Barbier Schneidebart (Die schweigsame Frau) at Staatsoper Berlin under Christian Thielemann. He will also revisit Wolfram von Eschenbach (Tannhäuser) at Deutsche Oper Berlin and Conte Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro) at Staatstheater Nürnberg.
Schubert 200 project
Together with pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz, Samuel Hasselhorn will go on a journey through the last years of Franz Schubert‘s life starting in the fall of 2023: „Schubert 200“ is tracing until 2028 with 5 CD recordings (harmonia mundi) the composers‘ last years through works that were always created exactly 200 years ago. Multiple activities on and off concert stage will accompany this special project. The first CD („Die Schöne Müllerin“) will be released on September 22nd, 2023.
TV production „Winterreise“ on ARTE
With pianist Daniel Heide, Samuel Hasselhorn recorded Schubert‘s „Winterreise“ in a TV production for ARTE. You can watch the movie here: „Winterreise ARTE“