Wolfgang Windgassen
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1914-06-26
- Active to
- 1974-09-08
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Wolfgang Windgassen (June 26, 1914 – September 8, 1974) was a tenor internationally known for his performances in Richard Wagner operas. Born in Annemasse, France, he was the son (and pupil) of a well known German Heldentenor, Fritz Windgassen (who was also the teacher of Gottlob Frick). His mother was the German coloratura soprano Vali von der Osten, sister of the much more famous soprano Eva von der Osten, who created the part of Octavian in Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier. <a href="https:
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wolfgang
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Annemasse
- Place of death
- Stuttgart
- Occupation
- opera singer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- voice
- Voice type
- Heldentenor
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Wolfgang Windgassen
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1914-06-26
- date of death
- 1974-09-08
- Fach vocal classification
- Heldentenor
- birth name
- Fritz Hermann Windgassen
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