Hamburger Kammersänger
The Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg awards singers the honorary title of Hamburger Kammersänger for their artistic work. The chamber singers do not have to be permanently engaged in Hamburg; however, a close connection to the city's musical life is usually recognizable. Most of the Hamburg Chamber Singers are opera singers who were engaged at the Hamburg State Opera .
history
After the Second World War, the first appointment did not take place until 1961, when the Senator for Culture Biermann-Ratjen awarded the title to four singers on behalf of the Senate. One of the most famous Hamburg chamber singers was Luciano Pavarotti , who received the honorary title in 1989 after a gala performance as Rodolfo in La Bohème by Ingo von Münch , Senator for Culture . The applause lasted 45 minutes. Pavarotti's tenor colleague Plácido Domingo had already received the title in 1975 at the suggestion of opera director August Everding from the hand of Senator for Culture Dieter Biallas , and as a 34-year-old title holder, Domingo was one of the youngest to date.
The title is awarded by the Hamburg Senate, the right of proposal is practically exercised by the artistic directors of the Hamburg State Opera. The Kammersänger certificate is usually presented by the Senator for Culture , often after a gala performance.
Chamber singer
| Award | Surname | Life dates | Pitch | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Carl Günther | 1885-1958 | tenor | |
| 1936 | Hans Grahl | 1895-1966 | tenor | 1930–37 member of the ensemble at the Hamburg State Opera, from 1937 persecuted by the National Socialists as a homosexual. |
| Joachim Sattler | 1899-1984 | tenor | 1937 to 1952 hero tenor at the Hamburg State Opera | |
| Theo Herrmann | 1902-1977 | bass | ||
| Martina Wulf | 1907-1982 | soprano | ||
| 1961 | Toni Blankenheim | 1921-2012 | Bass baritone | Simultaneous appointment of four singers. |
| 1962 | Heinz Hoppe | 1924-1993 | tenor | |
| Helga Pilarczyk | 1925-2011 | soprano | Chamber singer | |
| 1965 | Ernst Wiemann | 1919-1980 | bass | |
| 1967 | Arlene Saunders | * 1935 | soprano | Simultaneous award to Blankenburg, Krause and Wohlfahrt. |
| 1967 | Heinz Blankenburg | 1931-2015 | baritone | Simultaneous award to Saunders, Krause and Wohlfahrt. |
| 1967 | Tom Krause | 1934-2013 | baritone | Simultaneous award to Saunders, Blankenburg and Wohlfahrt. |
| 1967 | Erwin Wohlfahrt | 1932-1968 | tenor | Simultaneous award to Saunders, Blankenburg and Krause. Wohlfahrt passed away seven months after the appointment. |
| 1968 | Hans Sotin | * 1939 | bass | |
| 1969 | Ursula Boese | 1928-2016 | Old | 1960 to 1993 at the Hamburg State Opera, distinction as a chamber singer at the suggestion of Rolf Liebermann . |
| 1975 | Judith Beckmann | * 1935 | soprano | Simultaneously awarded to Plácido Domingo. |
| 1975 | Plácido Domingo | * 1941 | tenor | Simultaneous award to Judith Beckmann. |
| 1976 | Kurt Moll | 1938-2017 | bass | |
| 1986 | Franz Grundträger | * 1937 | baritone | 2006 also honorary member of the State Opera |
| 1989 | Olive Fredericks | Old | Simultaneous award to Haage, Kruse and Stamm. | |
| 1989 | Peter Haage | * 1935 | tenor | Simultaneous award to Fredericks, Kruse and Stamm. |
| 1989 | Heinz Kruse | 1940-2008 | tenor | Simultaneously awarded to Fredericks, Haage and Stamm. |
| 1989 | Harald Stamm | * 1938 | bass | Simultaneous award to Fredericks, Haage and Kruse. |
| 1989 | Luciano Pavarotti | 1935-2007 | tenor | |
| 1993 | Bernd Weikl | * 1942 | baritone | |
| 1995 | Gabriele Schnaut | * 1951 | soprano | |
| 1997 | Andreas Schmidt | * 1960 | Bass baritone | |
| 2011 | Light Kwon | * 1961 | soprano | Since 1987 at the Hamburg State Opera, distinction as chamber singer on the suggestion of Simone Young . |
| 2011 | Gabriele Rossmanith | * 1961 | soprano | At the Hamburg State Opera since 1988, distinction as a chamber singer at the suggestion of Simone Young. |
| 2015 | Andrzej Dobber | * 1961 | baritone | Guest singer at the Hamburg State Opera since 2007, award as chamber singer on the suggestion of Simone Young. |
| 2017 | Renate Spingler | Mezzo-soprano | At the Hamburg State Opera since 1986, simultaneous award to Galliard and Sacher | |
| 2017 | Peter Galliard | * 1961 | tenor | At the Hamburg State Opera since 1986, simultaneous award to Spingler and Sacher |
| 2017 | Jürgen Sacher | * 1960 | tenor | At the Hamburg State Opera since 1991, simultaneous award to Spingler and Galliard |
| 2019 | Klaus Florian Vogt | * 1970 | tenor |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b New Hamburger Kammersänger - Anno 1928! In: Hamburger Abendblatt from August 25, 1961.
- ↑ Chamber singer Pavarotti . In: Hamburger Abendblatt of March 2, 1989.
- ↑ a b c Now they are "chamber singers" . In: Hamburger Abendblatt from October 17, 1975.
- ↑ Monika Nellissen: Belcanto tones for Lulu and Eboli . In: Die Welt from March 10, 2000.
- ↑ a b c d Four new chamber singers . In: Hamburger Abendblatt from April 19, 1967.
- ↑ a b c d In honor of the song . In: Hamburger Abendblatt of February 11, 1989.