Donald Grobe
Donald Roth Grobe (born December 16, 1929 in Ottawa , USA ; † April 1, 1986 in Berlin ) was an American opera singer ( lyric tenor ).
Life
Grobe made his debut in Chicago in 1952 (Borsa in Rigoletto ). He made his first guest appearance at the Salzburg Festival in 1962. He was a long-time ensemble member at the Deutsche Oper Berlin (1960 to 1986). His career also took him to the Metropolitan Opera , where he performed the Froh in four performances of Rheingold ( Richard Wagner ) (1968/69).
Hans Werner Henze wrote the role of Wilhelm in The Young Lord for Grobe , which he sang in the world premiere. In the German premiere of Benjamin Britten's Death in Venice , Grobe portrayed Aschenbach, in the US premiere of Wagner's Das Liebesverbot he was Luzio.
Recordings
- Happy in Herbert von Karajan's recording Das Rheingold
- Don Ottavio in Ferenc Fricsay's German-language recording of Don Giovanni , Deutsche Oper Berlin, 1961
- Wilhelm in The Young Lord 1967: Orchestra and Choir of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and Schöneberg Boys' Choir under the direction of Christoph von Dohnányi in the world premiere production by Gustav Rudolf Sellner . Soloists and a .: Edith Mathis (Luise); Barry McDaniel (Secretary to Sir Edgar), Loren Driscoll (Lord Barrat), Ruth Hesse (wife of Hufnagel) and Vera Little (Begonia). DG 449 875-2 (double CD) / Medici Arts 2072398 (DVD)
- Jaquino in Karl Böhm's Fidelio television version (1969), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 1970
literature
- Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . 3. Edition. Verlag KG Saur, Munich 1999.
- Götz Friedrich : "Donald Grobe zum Gedenken", in: DOB, Contributions to Music Theater, 1985/86, pp. 308-12.
Web links
- Donald approximate at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Piper's Encyclopedia of Music Theater , register volume.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grobe, Donald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grobe, Donald Roth (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American opera singer (lyric tenor) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ottawa , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 1986 |
| Place of death | Berlin |