Dale duesing

Dale Duesing (born September 26, 1947 in Milwaukee ) is an American opera singer ( baritone ) and director.

Life

Duesing learned to play the piano as a child and studied singing at Lawrence University in Appleton (Wisconsin) , where he graduated in 1967. He then completed his training at the University of Music in Munich as a Fulbright scholar .

He began his career in 1968 at the Städtische Bühnen Münster , from 1970 to 1973 he was employed at the Bremen Theater. Duesing then belonged to the ensemble of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf for six years and was a frequent guest at the Hamburg State Opera during this time . In 1998 he appeared as Sparbüchsenbill in the rise and fall of the city of Mahagonny by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht at the Salzburg Festival . In 2010 he directed the production of Jacques Offenbach's opera Hoffmanns Erzählungen - its third production at the Frankfurt Opera .

In 1993 Dale Duesing received a Grammy for his recording of Samuel Barbers The Lovers with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Andrew Schenck.
In 1994 he was voted singer of the year by the specialist magazine Opernwelt .

personal data
SURNAME	Duesing, Dale
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American opera singer (baritone) and director
DATE OF BIRTH	September 26, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH	Milwaukee