At first he became a tiler. After one had
discovered his beautiful voice, he auditioned to the director of the Munich State
Opera Clemens Krauss and then began a short study. He made his debut in 1937 at
the Municipal Theater of Ulm; from there he joined in 1938 to the Opera House
of Graz. In 1940 he was engaged by the State Opera in Munich. Here he had a
huge success. During the years of war he guested in Holland as Don Ottavio in ‘’
Don Giovanni’’. Till 1945 he remained at the Munich Opera. After the Second World
War he still made guest appearances at the Stuttgart State Opera and at the Municipal
Theater of Ulm. Now he appeared primarily as a concert singer. He died suddenly
during a concert in Esslingen.
Chronology of some appearances
1937 Ulm Municipal Theater
1938 Graz Opera House
1940-1945 Munich State
Opera
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