Jean Wilhelm Pfendt
Jean Wilhelm Pfendt , also Jean-Wilhelm Pfendt, actually Johannes Pfendt, ( October 18, 1900 in Bürgeln , Hesse - January 8, 1974 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe ) was a German opera singer ( bass ).
Life
Pfendt was trained at the Hoch Conservatory and made his debut in Gotha in 1933 as "König" in Aida . He left Gotha in 1935 and went to Nordhausen. In 1937 he moved to the Augsburg Theater , and in 1939 to the Weimar National Theater . In 1941 he went from there to Hamburg, where he stayed until 1963.
There he mainly took on medium and small roles such as the "Kuno" in Freischütz , the "Monterone" in Rigoletto , the "Duke" in Guntram , the "Kothner" in the Meistersinger and the "Police Commissioner" in the Rosenkavalier etc.
Web links
- Jean Wilhelm Pfendt in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- Jean Wilhelm Pfendt at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
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| SURNAME | Pfendt, Jean Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pfendt, Jean-Wilhelm (full name); Pfendt, Johannes (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (bass) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bürgeln , Hesse |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 1974 |
| Place of death | Bad Homburg vor der Höhe |