About our Dirigent
(Musical Director)

An experienced conductor, Ulrich Hartung joined the Rheinischer Sängerbund in early 2003. He brings a rich background of performance, production, management, and coaching to our chorus.

His musical career spans more than three decades and has garnered honors in both the professional and academic worlds of music. He performed on opera and musical theatre stages throughout the world, as well as served as the cultural and entertainment director for several seasons for prestigious lecture/performance voyages with world class ocean liners such as MS Astor, Vistafjord, Sagafjord, and QEII.

He also performed with and was involved in the artistic aspects of opera productions in New York Lyric Opera under the mentorship of Donald Johnson who was one of his principle voice teachers, and the Liederkranz and Reimann Opera Theatres under the tutelage of Thomas Martin. He studied conducting with Emil Kahn, a well-known conductor and author of a standard text on conducting. He also studied conducting with Dr. John Gilbert of New York University who founded the musical theatre program at New York University including the Opera Studio and Opera Theatre.

An important part of Maestro Hartung's musical experience was gained in Europe, where he performed as an instrumentalist and vocalist. He was associated with the opera companies of Heidelberg and Saarbruecken. At the latter theater, he participated in a new production of Carmen, among others such as The Barber of Seville and Madame Butterfly.

Among his many interests, Maestro Hartung conducts various choral ensembles in New York and New Jersey. He is also Founder, Artistic Director and Conductor of the New York Concert Opera.

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