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<\/img><\/div><\/div>Professional opera singer Daniel Kirch<\/a> and his partner Ren\u00e9 Kirch D\u00fcring, who runs a bar in Berlin<\/a>, were visiting Mallorca every summer to spend their holiday. They enjoyed the white long beaches, the smell of the salty water and the calm atmosphere of the many villages that draw the coastline of the southeast of Mallorca. Six years ago, after spending another amazing holiday on the island with their friends, they felt the need for something more. At that time, Daniel was working in the Opera in Graz, Austria. They went back to Mallorca for the viewing and instantly fell in love with the beautiful rustic finca, located in a quiet area and surrounded by nature. Daniel and Ren\u00e9 who love having their friends come to visit thought it was important that their home had plenty of room for guests. Luckily, there are also two guest apartments in their Mediterranean style finca, with its big blue pool and beautiful garden. During his career, Daniel Kirch has been traveling the world and singing in the Grand Opera Houses in Berlin, Munich, Barcelona, Tokyo, Paris, London, Beijing, Budapest, Leipzig, Warsaw, Graz, Amsterdam and Lyon among others. In early 2020 the world and people\u2019s life changed seemingly overnight. The pandemic was a fact. After a very calm period in their finca, with the reality on pause, Daniel took his beloved hobby, baking bread, a step further. Now he is selling handmade German bread and other goods such as cakes and tarts at the local Santanyi market. While the big operas of the world were still closed, Daniel organized little private concerts in beautiful fincas in the countryside of Mallorca to stay tuned. He also started to give concerts in the Bartolomeo Church in So\u0301ller and in the Sa Nostra in Palma, playing pieces of Schubert, Schumann and Strauss and started to collaborate with a Mallorquin pianist. Slowly things are recovering, both in Mallorca and worldwide, and life as we know it is starting to return. But the future will bring great opportunities as well. Daniel was just booked to perform at the world\u2019s famous \u201dBayreuth Music Festival<\/a>\u201d which is held annually in Bayreuth, Germany, at which performances of Operas by the 19th-century German composer Richard Wagner are presented.
<\/br>\u2013 We love the island. We came back to Mallorca every year \u2013 sometimes even twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.buyahomemallorca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF0195-1024x683.jpg\")
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<\/br>\u2013 When we came back home after another summer holiday in Mallorca, we asked ourselves
<\/br>\u201dWhy not make Mallorca our permanent home and just stay on this beautiful island?\u201d.
<\/br>Said and done. And the home hunting began. They started to look for houses in Mallorca and focused their search in the idyllic area of southeast Mallorca. With its flourishing vineyards all the way from Santanyi\u0301 to Felanitx, the unique coastline, the dreamy village of Portocolom and the beautiful landscape in the area south of Campos, this was where they wanted to live.
<\/br>\u2013 We went to several viewings of different properties but we couldn\u2019t find that perfect home we were looking for. But then one day, back in Germany and close to giving up, the agency called and told us about a finca close to the little harbour village Portocolom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.buyahomemallorca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3107-1024x683.jpg\")
<\/img><\/div><\/div>Finding the dream house<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/br>\u2013 The smell of flowers and pine wood and the feeling in the air, where you just know you are close to the sea. It was wonderful. So, we signed the contract and it was the best decision we ever made. And for 6 years now, we have been living in this paradise.
<\/br>\u2013 We love the long summers, the calm atmosphere and spending the days in our garden just enjoying the beauty we are surrounded by.
<\/br>Daniel and Ren\u00e9 also decided to learn Spanish to be able to socialize and spend more time with the people on the island.
<\/br>\u2013 It was important to us, not only to live here in Mallorca, but also to become a part of the community. That is what makes it feel so much like home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.buyahomemallorca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3083-768x1024.jpg\")
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<\/br>\u2013 We love to enjoy the beautiful summer months here, together with our friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\nA place to come home to<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/br>He played big roles such as the main character Tristan in \u201dTristan and Isolde\u201d by Richard Wagner.
<\/br>\u2013 I loved that cosmopolitan lifestyle \u2013 I gave concerts in the Grand Opera houses of the world and visited huge cities, such as Tokyo, where they love European singers and artists. It was an enormous contrast, coming back to our quiet home in Mallorca \u2013 relaxing in the warm evening sun and calming down from a hectic yet wonderful work trip.
<\/br>Daniel thinks living in Mallorca is perfect for people who have to travel a lot for their job.
<\/br>\u2013 It is well connected, easy and quick to reach. Even when we had to fly to our bar in Berlin regularly, we were back on our favorite island in just 3 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.buyahomemallorca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3038-1024x683.jpg\")
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<\/img><\/div><\/div>A sudden change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/br>\u2013 It hit us hard. Not only were all the events and concerts I had scheduled for the whole year cancelled, but our bar in Berlin also had to shut down with no perspective when to reopen. Never before have we had to struggle with fear about our future.
<\/br>There was even a short moment right before the first lockdown in 2020 when they thought about going back to Germany. But in the end they decided to face the situation and make the best out of it.
<\/br>\u2013 Today, I am so happy that we stayed here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/br>\u2013 I love the art of baking, but it was never my plan to bake bread professionally. But now, it is like singing to me \u2013 a passion.
<\/br>And who knows what the future will bring \u2013 maybe a German Bakery in Mallorca?
<\/br>\u2013 The pandemic gave us more freedom to do what we like. It showed us that changes can be made all the time and we are so happy to have the chance to call Mallorca our home in these unique times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.buyahomemallorca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF1871-5-1024x683.jpg\")
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<\/br>\u2013 It is really beautiful to see how the pandemic brought us closer to our own neighbourhood and the people around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBack to normal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/br>\u2013 We have gotten used to our \u201dtranquilo\u201d lifestyle. Before, we were flying in and out of Mallorca several times a year \u2013 now for the first time we have spent more than a whole year on the island. We feel so much healthier, this Mallorquin way of life is really showing its effects on us. We are happier now and appreciate what we have and what we are surrounded by even more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/br>\u2013 I am so happy about the great opportunity, especially in these times, where the cultural sector has suffered a lot.
<\/br>In September, he will also start performing in the Opera of Chemnitz<\/a> again. Even though the tour and the rehearsals will start soon, Daniel and Rene\u0301 will still be able to spend a lot of time in Mallorca this summer.
<\/br>\u2013 It\u2019s the home that we chose and love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.buyahomemallorca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DSCF3061-1024x768.jpg\")
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