Karl-Josef Hering

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Karl-Josef Hering (born February 14, 1929 in Westönnen , Westphalia , † May 20, 1998 in Berlin-Zehlendorf ) was a German opera singer ( tenor ). In the 1960s and 1970s, he was one of the most sought-after hero tenors worldwide .

Life

Grave site , forest cemetery Zehlendorf

The son of furniture manufacturer Josef Hering had his first musical appearances during his high school days. After the commercial diploma exam in Cologne in 1955, he studied singing with Frederick Husler, Franz Völker and Max Lorenz .

In 1958 he received his first engagement at the Hanover State Theater , followed in 1962 by the Krefeld / Mönchengladbach municipal theaters. Karl-Josef Hering had been a permanent member of the Deutsche Oper Berlin since 1966 and was named Berliner Kammersänger in 1975 for his long-standing international achievements .

Especially in his main roles, the Wagner singer appeared as Siegfried, Siegmund, Parsifal, Tristan, but also as Max, Canio, Stolzing, Florestan, Bacchus, Erik and others in addition to German theaters such as Hamburg, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, and the Berlin State Opera worldwide in London , Vienna, Amsterdam, Rome, Paris, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Toronto etc. with conductors such as Sir Georg Solti , Eugen Jochum , Karl Böhm , Zubin Mehta , Horst Stein , Lorin Maazel , Erich Leinsdorf , Joseph Keilberth and Silvio Varviso .

Occasional acting roles such as in the movie Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot (1983) were also part of Karl-Josef Hering's repertoire.

In the late 1970s, a hip joint disease forced the singer to give up his active stage career. Since then he has worked as a hotelier with businesses on the island of Fehmarn , in the Hochsauerland and most recently in Berlin .

Karl-Josef Hering was buried in the Zehlendorf forest cemetery in Berlin-Nikolassee.

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SURNAME Hering, Karl-Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German opera singer (tenor)
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Westönnen , Westphalia
DATE OF DEATH May 20, 1998
Place of death Berlin-Zehlendorf