biography
| name: |
Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich
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pronunciation:
[fisher deeskow]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1925– )
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| biography:
| Baritone, born in Berlin, Germany. He studied under Georg Walter and Hermann Weissenborn, making his professional debut at Freiburg in 1947, and joined the Berlin Municipal Opera as a principal baritone. He became one of the foremost interpreters of German Lieder, particularly the song-cycles of Schubert, and has also appeared in a wide range of operatic roles. He performed in the premier of Britten's A War Requiem in 1962, as well as in the Songs and Proverbs of William Blake (1965) which Britten had composed for him. He has also written several books on music. |
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