Richard Trimborn

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Richard Trimborn in Sofia, 2011

Richard Trimborn (born June 3, 1932 ; † October 6, 2017 in Munich ) was a German music teacher, pianist and opera director.

biography

Richard Trimborn studied composition, church music, conducting and organ in Düsseldorf. He began as a répétiteur at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf , then he became a director of studies at the Kiel Opera House , and finally in 1983 in Munich and Bayreuth .

He worked as a "gray eminence" in many important opera houses and music festivals. Conductors such as Karl Böhm , Lorin Maazel , Claudio Abbado , Wolfgang Sawallisch , Daniel Barenboim , Zubin Mehta , Pavel Baleff , Constantin Trinks and others relied on his preparatory work with the singers, in particular with regard to phrasing , correct pronunciation and intellectual penetration of a part . He made significant contributions to the preparation of world premieres , such as Penderecki's Ubu Rex or Henze's Prince of Homburg .

Trimborn was an authority on numerous productions of Wagner operas and in many cases played a decisive role in the success of well-known Wagner singers. For years he was the director of studies at the Bayreuth Festival and the Munich State Opera , but always referred to himself modestly as a répétiteur. He wrote: “The répétiteur is a guard; the higher its quality, the greater the quality of what is guarded. ”For the last few years, until shortly before his death, he worked on Plamen Kartaloff's sensational Ring productions at the Sofia Opera and their guest performances in the Mariinsky Theater in Saint Petersburg with.

proof

  1. ↑ farewell in ZS Opernwelt 2/2018, February 2018, p 54
  2. ^ Helga Schmidt: Zeitschrift IBS , 1/1993, 12th volume, January 1993, p. 9
  3. ↑ farewell in ZS Opernwelt 2/2018, February 2018, p 54
  4. ↑ Dietmar Polaczek, In Focus , Opernwelt July 2010, p. 10.
  5. ↑ Dietmar Polaczek, Panorama , Opernwelt June 2011, p. 41
  6. ↑ Markus Thiel, In Focus , Opernwelt July 2012, p. 16.
  7. ↑ Stephan Mösch, Magazin , Opernwelt March 2013, p. 73
  8. ↑ Albrecht Thiemann, Magazin , Opernwelt July 2013, p. 72
personal data
SURNAME Trimborn, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German music teacher and director of studies
DATE OF BIRTH June 3, 1932
DATE OF DEATH October 6, 2017
Place of death Munich