Kurt Reimann

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Kurt Reimann (born March 15, 1913 in Berlin ; † August 22, 2001 there ) was a German opera singer ( tenor ) and actor .

Life

Reimann's grave in the Wilmersdorf cemetery

After studying singing with Ulrich Eberl in Berlin, he made his debut in 1945 as Triquet in Eugen Onegin at the Berlin State Opera . In the same year he became a member of the German Stage Members' Cooperative (GDBA). He stayed at the State Opera until 1947. His roles included Borsa in Rigoletto , Nathanael in Hoffmann's Stories and Baron in Der Wildschütz . In May 1947 he was the first post-war interpreter of the hit Capri-Fischer, which became famous in the version by Rudi Schuricke, on an Amiga shellac record .

In 1948 he signed a title contract with the RIAS , and in 1949 an exclusive contract for operas, operettas and individual songs with Berliner Rundfunk, which ran until 1952 . In 1951 an exclusive contract with Kurt Ulrichs Berolina-Film followed. Reimann appeared as a traveling singer in several film productions in the following years. He played a significant part in the classic Heimatfilm Grün ist die Heide through singing several titles by Hermann Löns such as Auf der Lüneburger Heide and Grün ist die Heide and the Riesengebirgsliedes . In this way he worked together with his companions Hans Richter and Ludwig Schmitz on other typical homeland films .

Reimann was heard on the radio as Tschaplitskij in Queen of Spades , as Edwin in Die Csárdásfürstin , as Jonel in Gypsy Love and as Katana in Die Geisha . He left numerous recordings. Reimann, who was married to Marianne Draeger, is buried in the Wilmersdorf cemetery.

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personal data
SURNAME Reimann, Kurt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German opera singer (tenor) and actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH August 22, 2001
Place of death Berlin