First he became an officer and took part in the
First World War. After the war, he studied under Heinrich König in Wurzburg . In 1925 he made
his debut at the Bayreuth Festival as Loge in ‘’The
Rhine Gold’’. Till 1942 he worked at the Berlin Staatsoper. Then he was drawn to the war
service and got in Russian captivity. In 1950 he received a professorship in
the Munich
college for music and theatre.
Chronology of some appearances
1925-1941 Bayreuth Festival
1925 Hagen Stadttheater
1926-1928 Chemnitz Stadttheater
1928 Berlin Staatsoper
1929-1933 London Covent Garden
1932-1934 Zoppot Festival
1934-1935 Chicago Opera
1937-1938 London Covent Garden
1942Berlin Staatsoper
1942
RECORDINGS FOR SALE
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Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner): Am stillen Herd 66855 (B22452)
Lohengrin (Wagner): Atmest du nicht 66855 (B22453)
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