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Person
- Born
- 1925-05-28
- Died
- 2012-05-18
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was a German lyric baritone and conductor.
Known for
- Wagner's Master Singer, Hitler's Siegfried - The Life and Times of Max — Himself2008
- Schwarzkopf*, Seefried*, Fischer-Dieskau* – Mahler . R. Strauss2003
- Alpha Forum — Self1998
- Wären nicht die Frauen1997
- Halb 12 — Self1995
- Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Magic Flute — Papageno1994
- Elektra — Orest1981
- Zeugen des Jahrhunderts — Self1979
- The Marriage of Figaro — Il Conte di Almaviva1975
- Die Zauberflöte — Sprecher1971
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Key facts
- Born
- Albert Dietrich Fischer , ( 1925-05-28 ) 28 May 1925, Berlin, Germany
- Died
- 18 May 2012 (2012-05-18) (aged 86), Berg, Upper Bavaria , Germany
- Education
- Berlin Conservatory
- Occupations
- Opera/ lieder singer ( baritone ) conductor singing teacher
- Years active
- 1947–2012
- Spouses
- Irmgard Poppen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1949 ; died 1963 ) Ruth Leuwerik ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1965 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1967 ) Kristina Pugell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1975 ) Júlia Várady ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1977 )
- Children
- 3 including Martin Fischer-Dieskau
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Key dates
- Born
- 28 May 1925
- Died
- 18 May 2012
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Berg
- Spouse
- Júlia Várady
- Occupation
- singer
- Educated at
- Berlin University of the Arts
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- chamber music
Article
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau ( German: [ˌdiːtʁɪç ˌfɪʃɐ ˈdiːskaʊ̯] ; 28 May 1925 – 18 May 2012) was a German lyric baritone and conductor of classical music. One of the most famous Lieder (art song) performers of the post-war period, he is best known as a singer of Franz Schubert's Lieder, particularly "Winterreise" of which his recordings with accompanists Gerald Moore and Jörg Demus are still critically acclaimed half a century after their release.
Because he recorded an array of repertoire (spanning centuries), musicologist Alan Blyth asserted, "No singer in our time, or probably any other has managed the range and versatility of repertory achieved by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Opera, Lieder and oratorio in German, Italian or English came alike to him, yet he brought to each a precision and individuality that bespoke his perceptive insights into the idiom at hand." In addition, he recorded in French, Russian, Hebrew, Latin and Hungarian. He was described as "one of the supreme vocal artists of the 20th century" and "the most influential singer of the 20th Century".
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1925 births2012 deaths20th-century German conductors (music)20th-century German male opera singersBenjamin BrittenDeutsche Grammophon artistsEMI Classics and Virgin Classics artistsErnst von Siemens Music Prize winnersGerman male conductors (music)German operatic baritonesGerman prisoners of war in World War II held by the United StatesGrammy Award winners