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⚫ '''Hermann Uhde''' (July 20, 1914–October 10, 1965) was a ] Wagnerian ]. He was born in ] and died on stage of a heart attack during a performance in ].


⚫ '''Hermann Uhde''' (July 20, 1914 – October 10, 1965) was a ] Wagnerian ]. He was born in ] and died on stage of a heart attack during a performance in ].
⚫ He studied in his hometown, where he gave his début in 1936. During the war, he sang in ] and at the opera of ] (then occupied by German troops). He sang at the ] from 1949 on (singing the role of Kreon in the premiere of ]'s ''Antigonae''), at the ] from 1951 on and at the ] from 1955 to 1961.


⚫ He studied in his hometown, where he gave his début in 1936. During the war, he sang in ] and at the opera of ] (then occupied by German troops). He sang at the ] from 1949 on (singing the role of Kreon in the premiere of ]'s ''Antigonae''), at the ] from 1951 on and at the ] from 1955 to 1964.
⚫ He began as a low, dark bass, and later moved up to baritone. He continued singing low bass roles occasionally, such as the Grand Inquisitor from '']''.


⚫ He began as a low, dark bass, and later moved up to baritone. He continued singing low bass roles occasionally, such as the Grand Inquisitor from '']''.
⚫ The cutting quality of his voice and diction lead to him being cast in villainous roles at the ], such as ] and ], or in morally ambiguous roles such as ], ] or the title role in '']''. In spite of being a famous singer, he often also sang small roles such as Donner in '']'', Melot in '']'', the Grand Inquisitor in '']'', and Shchelkalov in '']''. In the United States, he created a sensation at the Metropolitan Opera in his debut title role as Wozzeck, with Eleanor Steber singing Marie.


⚫ The cutting quality of his voice and diction lead to him being cast in villainous roles at the ], such as ] and ], or in morally ambiguous roles such as ], ] or the title role in '']''. In spite of being a famous singer, he often also sang small roles such as Donner in '']'', Melot in '']'', the Grand Inquisitor in '']'', and Shchelkalov in '']''. In the United States, he created a sensation at the Metropolitan Opera in his debut title role as Wozzeck (sung in English), with ] singing Marie.
He often shared stages with ], playing Donner to Hotter's Wotan.


==Selected discography== ==Selected discography==
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*''Das Rheingold'' - ], 1952 *''Das Rheingold'' - ], 1952
*''Götterdämmerung'' - ], 1953 *''Götterdämmerung'' - ], 1953
*''Lohengrin''- ], 1953 *''Lohengrin''- ], 1953; also ], 1954.
*''Der Fliegende Holländer''- ], 1955 *''Der Fliegende Holländer''- ], 1955
*''Das Rheingold'' and ''Siegfried'' - ], 1960 *''Das Rheingold'' and ''Siegfried'' - ], 1960
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* Richard Wagner: 2. Act Götterdämmerung
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Brünnhilde: Astrid Varnay; Siegfried: Bernd Aldenhoff; Hagen: Ludwig Weber; Alberich: Heinrich Pflanzl; Gunther: Hermann Uhde; Gutrune: Martha Mödl;

Dirigent: Hans Knappertsbusch Festspielhaus; Bayreuth, 04. August 1951
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German opera singer

Hermann Uhde (July 20, 1914 – October 10, 1965) was a German Wagnerian bass-baritone. He was born in Bremen and died on stage of a heart attack during a performance in Copenhagen.

He studied in his hometown, where he gave his début in 1936. During the war, he sang in Munich and at the opera of The Hague (then occupied by German troops). He sang at the Salzburg Festival from 1949 on (singing the role of Kreon in the premiere of Carl Orff's Antigonae), at the Bayreuth Festival from 1951 on and at the Metropolitan Opera from 1955 to 1964.

He began as a low, dark bass, and later moved up to baritone. He continued singing low bass roles occasionally, such as the Grand Inquisitor from Don Carlos.

The cutting quality of his voice and diction lead to him being cast in villainous roles at the Bayreuth Festival, such as Telramund and Klingsor, or in morally ambiguous roles such as Wotan, Gunther or the title role in Flying Dutchman. In spite of being a famous singer, he often also sang small roles such as Donner in Das Rheingold, Melot in Tristan und Isolde, the Grand Inquisitor in Don Carlos, and Shchelkalov in Boris Godunov. In the United States, he created a sensation at the Metropolitan Opera in his debut title role as Wozzeck (sung in English), with Eleanor Steber singing Marie.

Selected discography

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