Josef Burgwinkel

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Josef Burgwinkel as Rigoletto (1945)

Josef Burgwinkel (born June 9, 1895 in Cologne-Deutz ; † November 10, 1966 ) was a German opera singer ( baritone ) and actor.

Life

Josef Burgwinkel made his debut as a baritone in Wuppertal in 1918 and went to Berlin after stints in Mannheim and Munich. From 1927 to 1944, Burgwinkel was permanently engaged as a hero tenor and play tenor at the Städtische Oper Berlin (today Deutsche Oper). He also appeared at the Salzburg Festival , for example in 1928 as Ferrando in Così fan tutte . After the end of the Second World War he had a number of engagements in East Berlin and also went into the film industry as a DEFA actor. From 1950 he had a permanent engagement at the Komische Oper , also in East Berlin.

Opera (selection)

Filmography

Web links

Commons : Josef Burgwinkel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Frank-Burkhard Habel , Volker Wachter : Lexicon of the GDR Stars. Actors from film and television. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-89602-304-7 , p. 49.