Foreign Rights Catalogue E.A. Seemann Henschel Fall 2022
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The Countertenor<br />
Jochen Kowalski<br />
Conversations with<br />
Susanne Stähr<br />
"The time we are witnesses to is so turbulent<br />
and moving that it provides the best material."<br />
Jochen Kowalski<br />
Born as the son of a butcher in the GDR,<br />
Jochen Kowalski (b. 1954) became the celebrated<br />
first countertenor of East Germany in<br />
the 1980s. Numerous engagements led him<br />
to the great opera stages all over the world,<br />
where he likewise received audience acclaim.<br />
This narrative of the singer's life between<br />
East and West is sketched in the book, as<br />
well as Jochen Kowalski's subsequent career<br />
after the German reunification. It provides a<br />
vivid portrait of an artist with an extraordinary<br />
voice who, despite all his success, remains<br />
down to earth as a person.<br />
• a celebrated singer at the crossroads<br />
between East and West Germany<br />
• humorous and honest biography of one<br />
of the best countertenors of our time<br />
• over 30 years of stage presence with an<br />
extensive repertoire of roles and songs<br />
as well as 60 recordings<br />
THE AUTHOR<br />
Susanne Stähr (b. 1964) was press spokeswoman<br />
at the Hamburg State Opera and<br />
principal dramaturge at the Salzburg Festival;<br />
since 2007, she is working for the Lucerne<br />
Festival in Switzerland. She works as an author,<br />
gives lectures and is a member of the<br />
SWR Musical Quartet.<br />
TRIMMED PAGE SIZE<br />
135 mm x 215 mm (appr. 5.3 x 8.5 inches)<br />
PAGES<br />
240<br />
TEXT<br />
48,000 words<br />
310,000 characters incl. spaces<br />
ILLUSTRATIONS<br />
60 b/w and color illustrations<br />
BINDING<br />
hardcover with dust jacket<br />
PUBLISHING DATE<br />
2013<br />
RIGHTS<br />
worldwide<br />
Please contact Sina Scholz<br />
sina.scholz@seemann-henschel.de<br />
© E. A. <strong>Seemann</strong> <strong>Henschel</strong>, Leipzig <strong>2022</strong> ----- www.seemann-henschel.de