Author: luisghrmnn
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Matinée “Vorhang Auf!” – playing Major van Bett
On Sunday, May 11, 2025, I had the honor of performing in a matinee concert together with the Neeber-Schuler Choir under the direction of Helmut Bartel. The Frankfurt Haus der Chöre was full of energy as the choir opened the concert at 11 a.m. As part of a varied and engaging program, I took on…
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My first lead role: Guglielmo
Together with a cross-regional ensemble of students and graduates from the music academies in Frankfurt, Leipzig, Essen, and Saarbrücken, I am developing my own version of Mozart’s Così fan tutte. Between solo arias such as “Non siate ritrosi”, duets like “Il core vi dono,” and ensemble numbers—including the extensive finales of both acts—we embellish the…
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Semester 1 – Done!
In March 2025, I completed my first semester at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst (HfMDK) in Frankfurt. This marks the end of the beginning of a new chapter in my life. Reflecting on these past months, I’m grateful for the many experiences and insights I’ve gained at the very start of my singing…
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Charity Concert for Children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
On March 22, 2025, my voice class came together for a charity concert to raise funds for children in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In addition to the impressive performances by my fellow students, it was truly heartwarming to see how much we were able to collect for this important cause. You can watch my…
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My first Operngala “Heiteres aus Oper und Operette”
“Why the baritone Luis Gehrmann (25), born in Erbach, gave up his first career path as a business informatics specialist — no one asked that anymore after his first appearance on the concert hall stage.” ~translated from Gelnhäuser Neue Zeitung by Elsbeth Ziegler On December 28, 2024, I had the great honor of performing in…
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I am starting in the Gesangsklasse Heyer!
For the soprano Arruda Pereira dos Santos, the tenors Dakai Wei and Jean Philipp Chey and myself, our studies at the HfMDK and thus our time in Prof. Thomas Heyer’s singing class began this week, on October 14, 2024. I am deeply grateful for the fascinating subjects, the already insightful lessons, and for being part…
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Singing Masterclass – Fritz Wunderlich Musiktage
From September 14 to September 21, 2024, I had the honor of participating in a wonderful masterclass with tenor Prof. Thomas Heyer and pianist Klaus Bernhard Roth. Following in the footsteps of the unforgettable tenor Fritz Wunderlich, we spent an enriching week together in his birthplace, Kusel. Alongside vocal and accompaniment sessions, I am grateful…
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Bachelor Singing: in-person Auditions
This May and June, I had the opportunity to participate in the in-person audition rounds as part of my applications for a Bachelor’s degree in Classical Singing at several universities across Germany and Austria. After receiving offers from HfMT Hamburg and UdK Berlin, I am proud to announce that I have also been accepted into…
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Singing Masterclass – Haslach im Kinzigtal
From April 1st to April 7th, 2024, I had the privilege of attending a masterclass in Haslach im Kinzigtal. This event was expertly organized and led by Baritone Bernd Valentin, a distinguished Singing Professor at Mozarteum Salzburg, along with Klaus Roth, an esteemed piano accompanist and lecturer at HfMDK Frankfurt and HfMT Köln. Throughout the…
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Online Auditions for Bachelor Classical Singing
The audition process for classical singing is split into multiple rounds at most music universities. In many cases, a first online round decides which applicants get invited to the later rounds in person. I am glad that the videos I entered let to invitations from Rostock, Detmold, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Berlin. One excerpt of these…