Foreign Rights Catalogue E.A. Seemann Henschel Spring 2024

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