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German singer and opera singer (1926-1992)
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- Germany, German Democratic Republic
- opera singer
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2024-04-25
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2019-03-28 09:44:09
Death of a Bavarian bass, 92
The basso Hans Günter Nöcker,who died last week, was a popular soloist for 43 years in the Bavarian Staatsoper. Discovered...
2017-01-22 16:41:58
I’d rather be burned as a witch
On this day in 1953, Arthur Miller‘s drama The Crucible opened at the Martin Beck Theatre, to run 197 performances. Born on this day in 1788 poet Lord Byron. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s-rqM29x5s Born on this day in 1849 writer and dramatist August Strindberg. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKUn8hjp_FQ Born on this day in 1897 soprano Rosa Ponselle. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_wmjUk234s Born on this day in 1911 soprano Suzanne Danco. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=q96nRNu9WcE Born on this day in 1914 soprano Emmy Loose. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_cYrmpd7rc Born on this day in 1920 bass-baritone William Warfield. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSzYRo9j7YM Born on this day in 1927 bass-baritone Hans Günter Nöcker. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=iByVtuTHap4 On this day in 1934 Dimitri Shostakovich‘s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk premiered in Leningrad. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SS1h1SVVaw
2016-01-22 20:00:05
Diva, recumbent
Born on this day in 1897 soprano Rosa Ponselle ici Born on this day in 1788 poet Lord Byron ici Born on this day in 1849 writer and dramatist August Strindberg ici Born on this day in 1911 soprano Suzanne Danco ici Born on this day in 1914 soprano Emmy Loose ici Born on this day in 1920 bass-baritone William Warfield ici Born on this day in 1927 bass-baritone Hans Günter Nöcker ici To keep us warm and occupied during the impending blizzard, the cher public are encouraged to share their favorite examples […]
2015-09-27 04:00:00
Man Explained - Wagner's Ring
No doubt the highest achievement in the musical drama repertoire of all times. and an essential philosophical and sociological essay of the modern age, Der Ring des Nibelungen is and will always be a contemporary testament of Man’s ethics and revolutionary spirit. Because, first and foremost, Wagner’s titanic saga is not about Gods or mythological figures, but solely about Man. Humanity is there depicted in all of its ethics, passions, deeds, intrigues, evil, compassion, ambitions, subjugation, power struggles and class wars, racism, faithfulness, deception and love. The extremely intricate plot is rendered into the most amazing text, which is in turn masterfully woven with the musical language through a most clever, complex and evocative leit-motiv architecture. All this, in such a scale and quality of thematic interrelations no other musical drama will ever come close to. The musical creation is of unparalleled beauty, and it brought about […]
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