Siegmund Nimsgern

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Siegmund Nimsgern

Siegmund Nimsgern (born January 14, 1940 in St. Wendel ) is a German opera and concert singer (baritone).

Life

After graduating from high school (1960) in St. Ingbert , Nimsgern studied singing and school music at the Saar University of Music with Professors Sibylle Fuchs, Jakob Stämpfli and Paul Lohmann .

Nimsgern made his debut at the Saarland State Theater in 1967. In 1971 he moved to Düsseldorf and Duisburg to the Deutsche Oper am Rhein ; from there he started his international opera activities. He worked as a baritone a . a. at La Scala in Milan , the Covent Garden Opera ( London ), the Metropolitan Opera New York , the Opéra de Paris and the Vienna State Opera . 1983-1986 he sang in Bayreuth the Wotan in by Georg Solti , Peter Schneider and Peter Hall were responsible for production of the Ring cycle .

He held several visiting professorships, including a. at the Mozarteum Salzburg (1997–98). In addition, he was a professor at the Saarland University of Music and Theater .

Nimsgern's discography has a large number of records on various recording companies; one focus of his repertoire is on works by Johann Sebastian Bach .

He lives with his family in St. Ingbert in the Saarland . His son is the musical composer Frank Nimsgern .

Honourings and prices

  • 1965: German University Competition (Cologne), 1st prize winner
  • 1965: Vocalists Concours ('s-Hertogenbosch), 1st prize winner
  • 1967: Mendelssohn Competition (Berlin), 1st prize winner
  • 1982: Art Prize of the City of Saarbrücken
  • 1985: French State Prize for "Lohengrin" (conductor: Herbert von Karajan)
  • 1986: Honorary membership in the Richard Wagner Association Saar
  • 1989: Grammy Award for "Lohengrin" (conductor: Georg Solti )
  • 2004: Saarland Art Prize (music), most important Saarland culture prize
  • 2005: Honorary UNICEF representative from Saarbrücken

Works

  • Nimsgern, Siegmund: Memories of Hans Simon. Lecture (December 9, 1992, Stadthalle St. Ingbert). St. Ingbert: Dengmerter Heimat-Verl., 1998
  • Nimsgern, Siegmund: Children's World. Poems for children of all ages. St. Ingbert: Wassermann-Verl, 2005. 154 pp. ISBN 3-928030-07-8
  • Nimsgern, Siegmund: Ramp fever. Vocal folds. Ill .: Elisabeth Strahler. St. Ingbert: Wassermann-Verl., 2007. 200 pp. ISBN 978-3-928030-65-6
  • Nimsgern, Siegmund: Biography Hans Simon. 2007

literature

  • Sauder, Gerhard: snot and reviewers. Memories of the singer Siegmund Nimsgern. In: Saarbrücker Zeitung v. December 3, 2008, p. B5

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personal data
SURNAME Nimsgern, Siegmund
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German opera and concert singer (baritone)
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Wendel , Germany