Thomas Silverbörg

"Heldenleggero"

Picture of Thomas Silverbörg as Malcolm
Malcolm

Repertory

Leoncavallo – Pagliacci – Beppe – Peoria 1977
Strauß – Die Fledermaus – Alfred – Hartford 1978 (video, public TV exists)
Mozart – Die Zauberflöte – Monostatos – Hartford 1978
Mascagni – L'amico Fritz – Fritz – Hartford 1978
Puccini – Madama Butterfly – Goro – Hartford 1979
Rossini – Il barbiere di Siviglia – Almaviva – Hartford 1979
Puccini – Tosca – Spoletta – Hartford 1980
Donizetti – Don Pasquale (in English) – Ernesto – Hartford 1980
Donizetti – Lucia – Arturo – Hartford 1980
Mozart – The marriage of Figaro (in English) – Basilio/Curzio – Springfield 1980
Verdi – Macbeth – Malcolm – Hartford 1981
Verdi – La forza del destino – Trabuco – Bridgeport 1982
Puccini – Turandot – Pong – Hartford 1982
Zimmermann – Die Soldaten – Young soldier – Boston 1982 (29 high C's in a row!)
Verdi – Rigoletto – Borsa – Bridgeport 1982
Verdi – La traviata – Gastone – Bridgeport/Stamford 1982
Bellini – La sonnambula – Elvino – Hartford 1982 (concert)
Verdi – Nabucco – Abdallo – Hartford 1982
Menotti – The saint of Bleeker Street – Young man/Wedding guest 1983 (short but tough)
Lehár – The merry widow – Camille – Eastern Opera (N.Y.) 1983
Donizetti – Anna Bolena – Percy – Hartford 1983 (concert)
Bizet – Carmen – Le Remendado – Bridgeport 1984
Lehar – The merry widow – St. Brioche – Bridgeport/Stamford 1984
Donizetti – L'elisir d'amore – Nemorino – St. Louis, 1984
Thomson – Four saints in three acts – Chavez – Hartford 1985 (also in his conservatory days 1973)
Bruce – Americana – Jelemmo – Première, N.Y. 1985
Rodriguez – The ransom of Red Chief – children's opera première, Dallas 1986
Sullivan – The mikado – Nanki-Poo – Dallas 1986
Mozart – Figaros Hochzeit (in German) – Basilio – Salzburg 1989
Donizetti – Don Pasquale (in German) – Ernesto – Salzburg 1989
Haydn – Philemon und Baucis – Philemon – Salzburg 1990
Wagner – Götterdämmerung – Soldat – Salzburg 1990
Verdi – Otello – Cassio – Salzburg 1990
Chaikovskij – Evgenij Onegin – Lenskij – Salzburg 1990
Rimskij-Korsakov – Mozart i Salieri – Mozart – Hallein (Hellbrunn Sommerfestspiele) 1990
The first part of Thomas Silverbörg's career was spent as a soloist; the second part, as a chorister at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, whereas he continued to give solo concerts.
François Nouvion and Thomas Silverbörg had a lot of practical jokes going on on this website, distributing Silverbörg's recordings on four different pages, one under his own and three under fantasy names, creating hilarious confusion among the crowd of know-all-end-all internet experts on tenors. That was definitely fun, but since it's less funny to play jokes that others have devised, I think it's time to set everything straight – also in order to fully appreciate what a remarkable tenor young Silverbörg was! So if you're looking for Louis Bauls, Michael Hunt or August Nikumees, don't look any further...
Thomas Silverbörg singsTre sonetti di Petrarca: Pace non trovo

Thomas Silverbörg singsTre sonetti di Petrarca: Benedetto sia 'l giorno

Thomas Silverbörg singsTre sonetti di Petrarca: I' vidi in terra angelici costumi

Thomas Silverbörg sings Le postillon de Lonjumeau: Freunde, vernehmet die Geschichte, special male-chorus-based version
In RA format

Thomas Silverbörg sings La muette de Portici: Du pauvre seul ami fidèle

Thomas Silverbörg sings La sonnambula: Son geloso del zeffiro errante

Josephine Graziano sings Anna Bolena: Ah! segnata è la mia sorte, with Thomas Silverbörg making an unexpected impression
In RA format

Picture of Thomas Silverbörg's CV

Thomas Silverbörg singsOratorio de Noël: Domine, ego credidi

Picture of August Nikumees's Broadside

Thomas Silverbörg singsRequiem: Ingemisco
In RA format

Thomas Silverbörg singsBe my love
In RA format

Picture of Louis Bauls' Playbill

Thomas Silverbörg singsLa fanciulla del West: Ch'ella mi creda
In RA format

Thomas Silverbörg sings Les pêcheurs de perles: Au fond du temple saint, with Haukur Haraldsson
In RA format

Silverbörg as a basso

I wish to thank Thomas Silverbörg for the recordings, pictures & information.

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