Ludwig Weber (singer)
Ludwig Weber (born July 29, 1899 in Vienna ; † December 9, 1974 there ) was an Austrian opera singer ( bass ).
Life
Weber studied with Alfred Borrotau in his hometown , where he made his debut at the Volksoper in 1920 . From 1933 he was a member of the ensemble of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, and from 1945 until his retirement he was a member of the Vienna State Opera .
From 1951 to 1962 he appeared at the Bayreuth Festival . He has appeared in all major European opera houses and at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. From 1961 he taught as a professor at the Salzburg Mozarteum .
Weber's voice was hailed as one of the roundest, warmest, most melodious and powerful bass voices of the 20th century. Gurnemanz in Parsifal , Hagen in Götterdämmerung , Fasolt in Das Rheingold , König Marke in Tristan and Isolde (all by Richard Wagner), Sarastro in Mozart's Magic Flute , the title character in Mussorgski's Boris Godunow and Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau in Richard Strauss were considered to be his parade roles ' Rosenkavalier .
From a tonal and vocal point of view, Kurt Moll was sometimes referred to as Weber's successor.
His grave is on the Grinzinger Friedhof in Vienna (group 11, row 5, number 2).
Awards
- 1959: Awarded the professional title of chamber singer
- 1966: Honorary member of the Vienna State Opera
Discography (selection)
- Götterdämmerung , Rudolf Moralt (1949)
- The Magic Flute , Herbert von Karajan (1950)
- Parsifal , Hans Knappertsbusch (1951)
- Das Rheingold , Joseph Keilberth (1951)
- Götterdämmerung , Hans Knappertsbusch (1951)
- Tristan and Isolde , Herbert von Karajan (1952)
- Parsifal , Clemens Krauss (1953)
- Der Rosenkavalier , Erich Kleiber (1954)
Web links
- Media from and about Ludwig Weber in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Ludwig Weber in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon ) (with picture)
- Ludwig Weber in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
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SURNAME | Weber, Ludwig |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian opera singer (bass) |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1899 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
DATE OF DEATH | December 9, 1974 |
Place of death | Vienna |