Tom Martinsen / Umsagnir

Derek Welton als kräftiger und wohltönender Heerrufer … [gab] eine vielversprechende Visitenkarte ab.

Dresden-based Georg Zeppenfeld sang a darkly-colored, elegant and clearly articulated König Heinrich, while the young Australian bass Derek Welton, based at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, resoundingly declaimed crystal-clear German as his Heerrufer. Both are singers destined for greater things.