Hermann Uhde

Hermann Uhde (July 20 1914–October 10 1965 was a German Wagnerian baritone. He was born in Bremen and died in Copenhagen.

He studied in his hometown, where he gave his début in 1936. During the war, he sang in Munich and at the opera of The Hague (then occupied by German troops). He sang at the Salzburg Festival from 1949 on, at the Bayreuth Festival from 1951 on and at the Metropolitan Opera from 1955 to 1961.

The cutting quality of his voice and diction lead to him being cast in wicked roles at the Bayreuth Festival, such as Telramund and Klingsor in "Lohengrin" and "Parsifal", respectively, or in morally ambiguous roles such as Wotan and Gunther in "Das Rheingold" and "Götterdämmerung" or the "Flying Dutchman". In spite of being a famous singer, he often also sang such minor roles as Donner in "Das Rheingold", Melot in "Tristan und Isolde" and Shchelkalov in "Boris Godunov".

elected discography

*"Parsifal" - Hans Knappertsbusch, 1951
*"Das Rheingold" - Joseph Keilberth, 1952
*"Götterdämmerung" - Clemens Krauss, 1953
*"Lohengrin"- Joseph Keilberth, 1953
*"Das Rheingold" - Rudolf Kempe, 1960

External links

* [http://www.cantabile-subito.de/Bass-Baritones/Uhde__Hermann/hauptteil_uhde__hermann.html Biography with pictures]
* [http://img668.libsyn.com/img668/3d0afd54720635a8db162061bcf11d94/4688b25f/9104/1038/GOTTERDAMMERUNG_ACT_2.mp3] Richard Wagner: 2. Act GötterdämmerungBrünnhilde: Astrid Varnay; Siegfried: Bernd Aldenhoff; Hagen: Ludwig Weber; Alberich: Heinrich Pflanzl; Gunther: Hermann Uhde; Gutrune: Martha Mödl;Dirigent: Hans Knappertsbusch Festspielhaus; Bayreuth, 04. August 1951

Persondata
NAME= Uhde, Hermann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Wagnerian opera singer
DATE OF BIRTH= July 20 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH= Bremen
DATE OF DEATH= October 10 1965
PLACE OF DEATH= Copenhagen