11 Facts About Matthias Rexroth

Matthias Rexroth was raised in Coburg and completed studies as an oboist, playing professionally before discovering his countertenor voice.

Matthias Rexroth usually refers to himself as an Altus.

Matthias Rexroth was hired by Pamela Rosenberg for his debut at the Staatsoper Stuttgart with Purcell's King Arthur in 1999.

Also in 2000, Matthias Rexroth won two competitions, both wins as first countertenor ever: the 37th Francisco-Vinas in Barcelona - first prize in the category Male voices, as well as 'best counter-tenor' and the 19th 'Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition' in Vienna, winning the first prize and eight additional prizes.

Matthias Rexroth has collaborated frequently with the conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt in roles such as Unulfo in Handel's Rodelinda at the Theater an der Wien, Hamor in Handel's Jephtha, Didymus in Handel's Theodora and Purcell's Ode to St Cecilia at the Vienna's Musikverein and the Styriarte festival in Graz.

Matthias Rexroth has been a judge for the 10th Stanislaw Moniuszko competition.

Matthias Rexroth has conducted the Georgisches Kammerorchester and the "Ensemble del' Arte" in Ingolstadt.

In 2010 Matthias Rexroth appeared in a book of cooking recipes by famous opera singers Die Oper kocht by Evelyn Rille and Johannes Ifkovits.

Matthias Rexroth sang the title roles in Handel's Giulio Cesare at the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet in Oslo in 2005, Gluck's Ezio with the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Dusseldorf in 2007, and Handel's Admeto at the Handel Festival, Halle.

Matthias Rexroth performed the title role of Handel's Ottone in Halle in 2011.

The composer Wolfgang Rihm wrote Kolonos for Matthias Rexroth, performed and recorded by the SWR and the Rossini in Wildbad opera festival in 2008, and with Constantin Trinks in Darmstadt.