Education
Seiffert studied at the Musikhochschule in Düsseldorf and made his debut in 1978 at the Deutschen Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf/Duisburg.
Seiffert studied at the Musikhochschule in Düsseldorf and made his debut in 1978 at the Deutschen Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf/Duisburg.
In 1979, he was awarded second place in the Deutscher Musikwettbewerb (German Music Competition), and appeared on the television show Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre (Anneliese Rothenberger has the honour ). In 2003 he was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording, for his performance of Tannhäuser, under Daniel Barenboim. Today, he is a sought-after Heldentenor, singing many of the title roles of Wagner"s best-known operas.