Norman Shetler

Norman Shetler (Pennsylvania, 16 June 1931) is a pianist, puppeteer and puppett constructor, and piano professor with Austrian nationality and American origin.

Life and career

Norman Shetler was born in Pennsylvania, USA. In 1955 he moved to Vienna, Austria, where he studied piano and graduated in 1959. He specialized in accompanying singers, having worked with such renowned singers as Anneliese Rothenberger, Peter Schreier, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Brigitte Fassbaender, Hermann Prey, Margaret Price ans Thomas Quasthoff, and also with such instrumentalists as violinist Nathan Milstein and cellist Heinrich Schiff. He is also internationally acclaimed as a soloist.

Between 1983 and 1991 he taught Piano and Lied Accompaniment at the Würzburg School of Music and Drama. He is a professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna since 1992. He has more than 70 recordings.

He is in constant demand for masterclasses in America, Asia and Europe, and particularly at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg.^[1][2][3]

For more than 35 years he has also dedicated himself to the art of puppetry, both as a puppet maker and puppeteer. He presented his show "Musical Puppet Cabaret" in three continents, in numerous festivals and television shows.^[4][5][6]

External links

• Official Website from Norman Shetler
• Classic Online Complete discography of Norman Shetler

References

1. ^ Masterclasses 2009 at the Salzburg Mozarteum
2. ^ Masterclasses Mozarteum 2008 at the Salzburg Mozarteum
3. ^ Masterclass 2009 Opernakademie Schloss Henfenfeld
4. ^ Mozart Puppets from Austria Festival of Fine Arts at the Florida Southern College
5. ^ Musikalisches Puppenkabarett at the Eckelshausener Musiktage (in german)
6. ^ Lockenhaus Musicfestival

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