Günther Treptow

Günther Treptow (October 22, 1907, Berlin - March 28, 1981, Berlin) was a German operatic tenor, best known for Wagner roles.

Treptow began his vocal studies at the Berlin Musikhochschule, and later in Milan with Giovanni Scarmeo. He made his stage debut in Berlin, as the Italian singer in "Der Rosenkavalier", in 1936.He sang at the Vienna Volksoper in 1938, as Florestan in "Fidelio". He appeared at the Sopot Festival in 1939, in the title role of "Tannhauser". He made his debut at the Munich State Opera in 1940, the Vienna State Opera in 1947, and the Bayreuth Festival in 1951.

He quickly established himself as one of the leading heldentenors of his generation, in roles such as Siegmund in "Die Walküre", Siegfried in "Siegfried" and "Götterdämmerung", and Tristan in "Tristan und Isolde". Besides Wagner, he also sang such roles as Max in "Der Freischütz", Steva in "Jenufa", Canio in "Pagliacci", and the title role in "Otello".

On the international scene, he made guest appearances at La Scala in Milan, La Monnaie in Brussels, the Royal Opera House in London, the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, also appearing in Leningrad and Moscow.

He sang at the Berlin State Opera from 1961 until his retirement in 1972.

Discography

*1948 - Die Walküre (Wagner), conducted by Rudolf Moralt (Role: Siegmund)
*1948 - Siegfried (Wagner), conducted by Rudolf Moralt (Role: Siegfried)
*1948 - Götterdämmerung (Wagner), conducted by Rudolf Moralt (Role: Siegfried)
*1948 - Parsifal (Wagner), conducted by Rudolf Moralt (Role: Parsifal)
*1949 - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner), conducted by Eugen Jochum (Role: Walther)
*1950 - Il Tabarro (Puccini), conducted by Wilhelm Loibner (Role: Luigi)
*1950 - Tannhäuser (Wagner), conducted by Kurt Schröder (Role: Tannhäuser)
*1950 - Rienzi (Wagner), conducted by Winfred Zillig (Role: Rienzi)
*1950 - Tristan und Isolde (Wagner), conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch (Role: Tristan)
*1950 - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner), conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch (Role: Walther)
*1950 - Das Rheingold (Wagner), conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler (Role: Froh)
*1950 - Die Walküre (Wagner), conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler (Role: Siegmund)
*1951 - Die Walküre (Wagner), conducted by Fritz Stiedry (Role: Siegmund)
*1952 - Tristan und Isolde (Wagner), conducted by Erich Kleiber (Role: Tristan)
*1952 - Die Walküre (Wagner), conducted by Joseph Keilberth (Role: Siegmund)
*1953 - Der Bergsee (Bittner), conducted by Felix Prohaska (Role: Jörg Steinlechner)
*1954 - Tiefland (d'Albert), conducted by Rudolf Moralt (Role: Pedro)
*1964 - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner), conducted by Karl Böhm (Role: Eisslinger)
*1968 - Der junge Lord (Henze), conducted by Christoph von Dohnányi (Role: Amintore La Rocca)

ources

* [http://www.operissimo.com Operissimo.com]