Fritz Ollendorff
Fritz Ollendorff (often misspelled "Olle village"; * 29. March 1912 in Darmstadt ; † 29. March 1977 in Zurich ) was a German opera singer (pitch Bass , specialist basso buffo ).
Life
He studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and Milan , made his debut in Basel in 1937 , where he stayed until 1951. In 1951 he became a member of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein , from 1956–58 he was a member of the Stuttgart State Theater ensemble .
Fritz Ollendorff was an internationally sought-after singer well into the 1960s and is well documented on sound carriers with his broad, nuanced voice and his comic talent. The high point of his career were his two recordings of Bartolo from the Barber of Seville : 1957 in Italian (with Tito Gobbi and Maria Callas as partners), 1965 in German (with Peter Schreier and Hermann Prey ).
literature
- Horst Seeger : Opernlexikon , 4th edition. Henschelverlag Art and Society , Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-362-00014-2 .
- Paul Suter: Fritz Ollendorff . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 2, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 1343 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ollendorff, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (bass voice, bass buffo subject) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Darmstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1977 |
| Place of death | Zurich |