Bass
Sebastian Campione

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  BIOGRAPHY  

 

In summer 2024 Sebastian Campione made his debut as KUNO in “Der Freischütz" at the bei den Eutin Festival. Recently, he also was LE BAILLI in “Werther” at the Kaiserslautern Theatre.

As a member of the Wuppertal Theatre from 2016 until 2023, he sang a vast repertoire including SENECA in Monteverdi's “L'incoronazione di Poppea”, FIGARO (title role) , SPARAFUCILE (Rigoletto), ZIO BONZO (Madama Butterfly), Il Conte di WALTER (Luisa Miller), CRESPEL, ZUNIGA, BITEROLF, SARASTRO, DOTTOR GRENVIL, LEPORELLO, , BARON ZETA, KOCH (The Love For the 3 Oranges) or parts in classical musicals such as Alfred P. DOOLITTLE or KAIPHAS.
He portrayed BARTOLO in Mozart’s “Le nozze die Figaro” at the Dresden State Operetta, SARASTRO in “Die Zauberflöte” and the HERMIT in “Der Freischütz” at the Münster Theatre.

Before, Sebastian Campione was a member of the German National Theatre Weimar, w here he could be seen as OSMIN, SARASTRO, FÜRST GREMIN, COLLINE, MONTERONE, CUNO and ASSIMILIANO (I Masnadieri). In summer 2014 the only 30- years old bass singer made his debut at the Bregenz Festival as KHEMAL and ABDULLAH at the world premiere of Peter Herbert’s opera “Trans-Maghreb”. At the Sundays Concerts of the Bavarian Radio he performed HUBERT in Max Bruch’s “Die Loreley”.

Sebastian Campione was born in Munich. Already at the tender age of 8, he gained stage experience in the Children's Choir of the Bavarian State Opera. He first took singing lessons with Bettina Kühne and Hartmut Elbert at the Bavarian Singing Academy, before he started to study singing at the Munich Academy for Music and Theatre with Wolfgang Brendel. While still studying, he participated in several opera projects of the Bavarian Theatre Academy August Everding, performing such roles as COLLINE, DON ALFONSO, TOLOMEO in “Giulio Cesare in Egitto”, and in Henze’s opera GOBERNADOR in “Das Wundertheater” and as FATHER in “Ein Landarzt”.

In a production of the Bavarian Television he was FIGARO and ANTONIO in Mozart’s “Le nozze di Figaro”. Time and again he portrayed the main roles in Rossini’s operas: In the Pasing Fabric he sang SELIM in “Il turco in Italia”, at the Sondershausen Castle Festival he succeeded as ALIDORO in “La Cenerentola” and as DON MAGNIFICO he could be heard in the project „Moosach macht Oper“ in his hometown Munich.

Immediately after obtaining his singing diploma, he became a member of the ensemble of the State Theatre am Gärtnerplatz Munich, here he portrayed such roles as SARASTRO, EREMIT, COLLINE, HALY in “L'Italiana in Algeri”, SAMUEL in “Die Piraten von Penzanze” and POOH-BAH in “Der Mikado”.

Sebastian Campione worked with conductors such as Oswald Salaberger, David Stahl, Ulf Schirmer, Marko Letonja, Stefan Klingele, Stefan Solyom, Stefan Blunier and Massimo Zanetti.

In 2015 he was awarded the Rudolf-Bräuer Scholarship for exceptional vocal achievements.

 

 
 
REVIEWS
 
Eutiner Festspiele – Der Freischutz - KUNO
Convincing in the minor parts was the bass Sebastian Campione as Kuno,...
IOCO
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Wuppertaler Bühnen - L’elisir d’amore - DULCAMARE
Once more not only vocally convincing Sebastian Campione ....
Whether Sangmin Jeon’s “Una furtiva lagrima” or Ralitsa Ralinova and Sebastian Campione’s “Io son ricco et tu sei bella”: it wouldn’t be fair to highlight any individual performance, as each and every singer was absolutely excellent to the delight of the audience.
Das Opernmagazin
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Opernhaus Wuppertal - Luisa Miller - WALTER
The duke Walter is a grumpy, ill-bred authority figure; Sebastian Campione plays the role appropriately despicable.
Online Merker
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From the Wuppertal ensemble Sebastian Campione as the demonic duke Walter, Rodolfo’s father, is particularly impressing.
Wuppertaler Rundschau
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In Sebastian Campione the Wuppertal ensemble has found a singer with a flexible, clear bass voice, who gives the character of the Duke of Walter darkness and wickedness.
Klassik begeistert
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Ensemble member Sebastian Campione sings the relatively cold Duke of Walter with a profound bass voice.
Online Musik Magazin
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This also applies to Sebastian Campione. He doesn't have a black bass voice , but an extraordinary musicality and vocal imagination, turning Conte di Walter into a central character, whenever he appears.
Die deutsche Bühne
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Staatsoperette Dresden – Die Hochzeit des Figaro - BARTOLO
Especially in the first act, Sebastian Campione proves he has a powerful voice with both volume and transparency.
Der neue Merker- Christoph Suhre
Vereinigte Bühnen Wuppertal - Rigoletto - SPARAFUCILE
Bass Sebastian Campione as Sparafucile and mezzosoprano Catriona Morison as Maddalena are in no way inferior to this high level.
Westdeutsche Zeitung
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With black depths Sebastian Campione gives Sparafucile diabolic traits.
Online Musik Magazin
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Wuppertal Theatre - The Love For Three Oranges - KING and COOK
Sebastian Campione asthe king and the cook has a clear, incisive bass voice.
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ON STAGE
Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar - Die Zauberflöte - SARASTRO
 
Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar - Die Entführung aus dem Serail - OSMIN