Götz Friedrich

male, deceased (2000)
Theatre director, from Saxony-Anhalt, Ruth Maria Kubitschek, Opera director, German, royal opera house…Komische Oper Berlin, The American Berlin Opera Foundation, deutscheoperberlin
Götz Friedrich was a German opera and theatre director. He was general manager of the Deutsche Oper Berlin from 1981 to 2000. He was a director at t...
Lorin Maazel

Lorin Maazel

male, 79 years old
violin, Grammy Award winner, NBC Symphony Orchestra, American, porgy and bess, bayreuth…Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, deutscheoperberlin
Lolin Varencove Maazel is an American conductor, violinist and composer. At twelve he toured America to conduct major orchestras. He made his...
Christian Thielemann

Christian Thielemann

male
Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Hans Richter, elektra, Berlin State Opera, deutscheoperberlin, deutsche grammophon…Deutsche Oper, director of the Deutsche Oper
Christian Thielemann (born 1 April 1959, in Berlin) is a German conductor. He is currently principal conductor ("Generalmusikdirektor") of the...
Anja Silja

Anja Silja

female, 69 years old
Die Zauberflöte, cavalleria rusticana, carmen, Die Entführung aus dem Serail, otello, Die Walküre…Berlin Städtische Oper, deutscheoperberlin
Anja Silja, born April 17, 1940, in Berlin, is a German soprano, who is known for her great abilities as a singing-actress and for the vastness of...
Pilar Lorengar

Pilar Lorengar

female, deceased (1996)
singer, From ZAragoza, vibrato, spanish, le nozze di figaro, glyndebourne…deutscheoperberlin, West Berlin
Lorenza Pilar García Seta was a Spanish (Aragonese) soprano who used the professional name Pilar Lorengar. She was best known for her i...
Thomas Stewart

Thomas Stewart

male, deceased (2006)
Baylor University, Johnny Johnson, death by myocardial infarction, Tannhäuser, Ring Cycle, parsifal…deutscheoperberlin
Thomas Stewart was an American bass-baritone who specialized in Wagnerian roles. Thomas James Stewart was born in San Saba, Texas. He graduated...
Gerd Albrecht

Gerd Albrecht

male, 74 years old
Swiss, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Conductor, German, deutscheoperberlin, Tonhalle Orchestra…Berlin Deutsche Opera
Gerd Albrecht is a German conductor who has served as principal conductor with several major European orchestras beginning with Swiss...
August Everding

August Everding

male, deceased (1999)
Lyric Opera of Chicago, University of Munich alumni, University of Bonn alumni, la scala, metropolitan opera, Opera director…deutscheoperberlin
August Everding (born 31 October 1928 in Bottrop, Germany, died 26 January 1999) was a German opera director and administrator. He studied at the...
Ferenc Fricsay

Ferenc Fricsay

male, deceased (1963)
musician, Conductor, london philharmonic orchestra, hungarian, mozart, deutsche grammophon…deutscheoperberlin, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Ferenc Fricsay was a Hungarian conductor. Fricsay was born in Budapest in 1914 and studied music under Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály, Ernst von Dohn...

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

male, 76 years old
Suite Española, Albéniz, Conductor, Music Director, Chief Conductor, musical composition…deutscheoperberlin
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos is a Spanish conductor and composer. He studied violin, piano, and composition at the conservatories of Bilbao and M...