Heinz Hoppe (singer)

Heinz Hoppe (born January 26, 1924 in Saerbeck ; † April 7, 1993 in Mannheim ) was a German opera, lied and operetta singer ( tenor ).

Life

Heinz Hoppe was one of the most famous and busiest tenors of his time. He grew up in the Middendorf peasantry in Münsterland. During the Second World War he fought on the Eastern Front and did not return to his home country until 1948 from Soviet captivity. He wanted to become a singer from an early age.

He made his singing debut in 1953 as Xerxes in Georg Friedrich Handel 's opera of the same name at the Munster Municipal Theaters , where he soon caused a sensation with his tenor voice with baritone coloring. He received a firm commitment in 1955 Bremen at the local State Theater , from 1956 it belonged to the ensemble of the Hamburg State Opera on. Hoppe gave guest appearances in Frankfurt and Munich and soon became a celebrated star at the world's largest opera houses. He sang in Paris, at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, at the Scala in Milan, in Madrid, Lisbon and many other places. Concerts and oratorios followed at all major performance venues in Europe.

In 1962 the Hamburg Senate named him a chamber singer in view of his artistic achievements - making him one of the youngest singers in Germany to enjoy this title. The State University of Music in Heidelberg-Mannheim appointed him professor for solo singing and head of the opera school. In addition to classical opera with a preference for Mozart roles, he also mastered operettas and lieder singing. As a lieder interpreter, Hoppe emerged together with the pianist Sebastian Peschko .

In addition, Hoppe took part in numerous opera and operetta recordings as well as over 200 radio and recordings. His operetta recordings were made primarily for the NDR Hamburg and Hanover; later Hoppe also worked with the conductor Franz Marszalek , who paired him with the soprano Ingeborg Hallstein at Polydor . Hoppe appeared as a regular guest in several editions of Heinz Schenk's entertainment show Zum Blauen Bock .

On April 7, 1993, he died in a clinic in Mannheim as a result of an operation.

Web links

• Heinz Hoppe in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
• Heinz Hoppe at Operissimo  on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon