Wolfgang Lenz (singer)

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Wolfgang Lenz (born January 29, 1942 in Bonn ; † July 26, 2019 in Ebenhausen (Schäftlarn) ) was a German opera singer with a bass ( basso cantante ) and hero-baritone voice .

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Lenz studied economics at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich , graduating with a degree in economics . Then he began his vocal studies at the Munich Music Academy with Marianne Schech and Hans Hotter . At Schech's instigation, with the support of Hermann Reutter , he received a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), which enabled him to study with Tito Gobbi in Rome . He stayed in touch with Gobbi until his death and under vocal technical supervision. He also studied with Mario Del Monaco and Boris Christoff .

Lenz made his opera stage debut at the beginning of the 1977/78 season at the Theater St. Gallen with the role of Jacopo Fiesco in Giuseppe Verdi's Simon Boccanegra , where he became a member of the ensemble. He embodied u. a. the roles of Méphistophéles in Gounod's Faust and in the title role of Verdi's Attila , which became one of his star roles. After moving to the Staatstheater Darmstadt , he sang Count Almaviva in Figaro's wedding and the title role in Don Giovanni .

The firm commitment in Darmstadt did not lead to the transfer of larger requested games that were offered. So he canceled his contract and was a guest singer on numerous stages in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy. His debut as a hero baritone with the title role in Richard Wagner's The Flying Dutchman at the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto under the direction of Christian Badea was recorded as a film by the RAI . Further engagements followed in Bologna and Venice .

This was followed by a solo career with mainly basso cantante and hero baritone roles with orchestras and choirs as well as song programs with works by u. a. Schubert , Schumann and Brahms . An impending engagement at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich , initiated by Giuseppe Patanè , did not materialize due to his sudden death.

Lenz has appeared at numerous renowned theaters, including the Wiesbaden State Theater , the Deutsche Oper am Rhein , the Hamburg State Opera , the Opéra national du Rhin , the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi (Trieste) , the Teatro La Fenice , the Teatro Comunale di Bologna , the Teatro alla Scala , the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and the Israeli Opera Tel Aviv . He has also appeared at festivals such as the International Festival of Santander in Spain and the Festival Sacra Musicale Umbra in Perugia .

There he worked with international orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra , the Boston Symphony Orchestra , the Detroit Symphony Orchestra , the Bamberg Symphony , the Orchester Philharmonique de Radio France , the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne and conductors such as u. a. Gerd Albrecht , Gabriel Chmura , Horst Stein , Antal Doráti , Hans Drewanz , Heinrich Hollreiser , Peter Maag , Lorin Maazel , Riccardo Muti , Giuseppe Patanè , Zoltán Peskó and Ulf Schirmer .

Health reasons hindered his further work as a singer from 2005, his last public appearance was in 2007 in the Munich Künstlerhaus with Brahms ' Four Serious Chants . After finishing his artistic career, he lived in Ebenhausen and sporadically in Rome. Lenz died in 2019 as a late consequence of his illness.

Vocal repertoire (selection)

Opera roles

Concert works (selection)

Movies

  • Otello , Tito Gobbi (1966) + Master Class (2 DVDs) Hardy Classik 2014

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Wolfgang Lenz has died . In: sueddeutsche.de . July 31, 2019, ISSN  0174-4917 ( sueddeutsche.de [accessed August 7, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME Lenz, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German opera singer
DATE OF BIRTH January 29, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Bonn
DATE OF DEATH 26th July 2019
Place of death Ebenhausen (Schäftlarn)