Roman Trekel

Baritone Roman Trekel was born in 1963 in Pirna, Germany. He studied violin and oboe before moving to vocal training at the Berlin Music Conservatory, where he studied with Heinz Reeh from 1980 to 1986. A member of Berlin’s Deutsche Staatsoper, Trekel has also sung at the Dresden State Opera and the Bayreuth Festival. He also has a distinguished career as a recitalist, having appeared at the Schubertiade Feldkirch and the Wigmore Hall, among other important venues. He has taught at the Hans Eisler College of Music in Berlin since 1989.

His website, which includes a discography, is at http://www.romantrekel.de/