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Eberhard Wächter
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Austrian baritone (1929–1992)
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- Works
- 1
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- Ueber zuchthäuser und zuchthausstrafen
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Austria
- Active from
- 1929
- Active to
- 1992
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- 616
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Eberhard Freiherr von Waechter (9 July 1929 – 29 March 1992) was an Austrian lyric baritone celebrated for his performances in the operas of Mozart, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. After retiring from singing, he became intendant of the Vienna Volksoper and the Vienna State Opera. Career: Born in Vienna, Waechter studied at the University of Vienna and the Vienna Academy of Music. In 1953, he began voice lessons with Elisabeth Radó. That same year he made his operatic debut, as Silvio in Le
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eberhard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Occupation
- opera singer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Noble title
- baron
- Student of
- Elisabeth Radó
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Philips Records
- Voice type
- baritone
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- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1929-07-08
- date of death
- 1992-03-29
- place of burial
- Vienna Central Cemetery
- name in native language
- Eberhard Waechter
- manner of death
- natural causes
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