Jan-Hendrik Rootering
Jan-Hendrik Rootering, born on March 18, 1950, in Wedingfeld near Flensburg,
Germany, was a German opera singer known for his bass-baritone voice. His
father, Hendrikus Rootering, a Dutch tenor, mentored him. During his vocal
studies at the Musikhochschule Hamburg, Rootering performed smaller roles at the
Staatsoper Hamburg and the Musiktheater im Revier in Gelsenkirchen. He debuted
at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich in 1982 as Geisterbote in Die Frau ohne
Schatten. Throughout his career, he performed major bass roles across various
repertoires, including works by Wagner, Moz...
