Kurt Streit

Kurt Streit (born 14 October 1959 in Itazuke, Fukuoka, Japan ) is an Austrian-American tenor who performs in operas.

Education Kurt Streit studied at the University of New Mexico with Marilyn Tyler. He was nominated for a Grammy award for his recording of Brahms' Liebeslieder-Walzer.

Personal life Kurt Streit was born in Japan as the son of US citizens. In 2005 he became a citizen of Austria, where he lived with his son in Styria. He is married to the Canadian operatic soprano Jane Archibald, with whom he has two children.

Discography Das Rheingold, Wagner, Oehms OC935 (Weigle; Dicke, Arwady; Stensvold, Schmeckenbecher; Frankfurt Museumsorchester) Die Zauberflöte, Mozart, Decca 470 056-2 (Östman; Bonney, Jo, Cachemaille, Hagegard, Sigmundsson, Watson, Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra; Also released on L'Oiseau-Lyre 440 085-2) Così fan tutte, Mozart, Erato 2292-45475-2 (Cuberli, Bartoli, Rodgers, Furlanetto, Tomlinson, Berlin Phil., Barenboim) Così fan tutte, Mozart, EMI 5 56170 2 (Sir Simon Rattle; Finley, Allen, Martinpelto, Hagley, Murray) Requiem, Mozart, BMG Classics (Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Christine Schafer; Bernarda Fink; Gerald Finley; Concentus Musicus Wien; Arnold Schoenberg Choir; released on Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, 82876 58705 2)* Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Mozart, Sony S2K 48053 (Bruno Weil; Studer, Szmytka, Gambill) 9. Symphonie, Beethoven, EMI (Sir Simon Rattle; Vienna Philharmonic; Barbara Bonney; Thomas Hampson; Birgit Remmert) Messe in D minor, Cherubini, EMI 7243 5 57166 2 (Riccardo Muti; Tilling, Fulgoni, Tomasson) Das Buch mit Sieben Siegeln, Schmidt, Teldec -8573-81040 (Harnoncourt; Vienna Philharmonic; Roeschmann, Hawlata, Lipovsek, Lippert) Liebesliederwalzer, Brahms, EMI 5 55430 2 (Bonney, Bär, von Otter, Deutsch) Partenope, Handel, Chandos CHAN0717 (Christian Curnyn; Lawrence Zazzo, Stephen Wallace, Rosemary Joshua; Early Opera Company) The Yeoman of the Guard, Gilbert & Sullivan, Philips 438-138-2 (Neville Mariner, Terfel, Allen) Othmar Schoeck Lieder, Schoeck, Jecklin JD 679-2 (Rieger) Paul Bunyan, Britten, Chandos Chan9781 (Live Recording Covent Garden, Hickox) Echo et Narcisse, Gluck, Harmonica Mundi 405210/2 (Rene Jacobs) Der Stein der Weisen, Mozart, et al., TelArc 80508-2CD (Boston Baroque/ Pearlman) DVD Idomeneo, Mozart, Dynamic DV33463 DVD Rodelinda, Handel, Warner Music Vision -3984-23024-2, (William Christie; Anna Caterina Antonacci, Andreas Scholl)