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Klarwein's developed more and more to character tenor.<ref name="Kutsch/Riemens" /> He performed as a guest at great European opera houses. In 1947, he appeared as Aeghist in ''[[Elektra (opera)|Elektra]]'' by Strauss at the [[Maggio Musicale Fiorentino]], and in 1951 as Lenski in Tchaikovsky's [[Eugene Onegin (opera)|Eugene Onegin]] in Zürich.<!--including Frankfurt/Main, Cologne, Brussels, and Amsterdam.-->
Klarwein's developed more and more to character tenor.<ref name="Kutsch/Riemens" /> He performed as a guest at great European opera houses. In 1947, he appeared as Aeghist in ''[[Elektra (opera)|Elektra]]'' by Strauss at the [[Maggio Musicale Fiorentino]], and in 1951 as Lenski in Tchaikovsky's [[Eugene Onegin (opera)|Eugene Onegin]] in Zürich.<!--including Frankfurt/Main, Cologne, Brussels, and Amsterdam.-->


In 1949, Klarwein was the speaker for the German version of the 1939 American film [[Gulliver's Travels (1939 film)|Gulliver's Travels]], instead of the [[voice actor]] [[Jack Mercer]] in the role of King Little (Prince Unverzagt).<ref>[https://www.synchronkartei.de/sprecher/5556/2 Franz Klarwein] synchronkartei.de</ref><!--
In 1949, Klarwein was the speaker and singer for the German version of the 1939 American film [[Gulliver's Travels (1939 film)|Gulliver's Travels]], instead of the [[voice actor]] [[Jack Mercer]] and singer [[Lanny Ross]] in the role of King Little (Prince Unverzagt).<ref>[https://www.synchronkartei.de/sprecher/5556/2 Franz Klarwein] synchronkartei.de</ref><!--


Klarwein also shone in almost all operas by Richard Strauss and [[Richard Wagner]]. The ensemble of the Bavarian State Opera at that time boasted an illustrious array of singers who made the theatre famous in Europe and throughout the opera world: artists such as [[Hertha Töpper]], [[Erika Köth]], [[Sári Barabás]], [[Rosl Schwaiger]], [[Lilian Benningsen]], [[Marianne Schech]], [[Lotte Schädle]], [[Georgine von Milinkovic]], [[Hans Hotter]], [[Kieth Engen]], [[Richard Holm]], to name but a few, were Klarwein's colleagues and partners on stage as well as many recordings. He also enjoyed guest performances in the Bavarian "province", for example in [[Deggendorf]] and [[Passau]].--> In 1977 he retired from the opera stage as the Haushofmeister in ''[[Der Rosenkavalier]]'' by Strauss.<ref name="Kutsch/Riemens" />
Klarwein also shone in almost all operas by Richard Strauss and [[Richard Wagner]]. The ensemble of the Bavarian State Opera at that time boasted an illustrious array of singers who made the theatre famous in Europe and throughout the opera world: artists such as [[Hertha Töpper]], [[Erika Köth]], [[Sári Barabás]], [[Rosl Schwaiger]], [[Lilian Benningsen]], [[Marianne Schech]], [[Lotte Schädle]], [[Georgine von Milinkovic]], [[Hans Hotter]], [[Kieth Engen]], [[Richard Holm]], to name but a few, were Klarwein's colleagues and partners on stage as well as many recordings. He also enjoyed guest performances in the Bavarian "province", for example in [[Deggendorf]] and [[Passau]].--> In 1977 he retired from the opera stage as the Haushofmeister in ''[[Der Rosenkavalier]]'' by Strauss.<ref name="Kutsch/Riemens" />

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Franz Klarwein (8 March 1914 –16 December 1991) was a German operatic lyric tenor, a long-time member of the Bavarian State Opera who appeared at international opera houses and festivals.

Life

Klarwein was born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.[1] He studied voice with Fritz Kertzmann, at the Musikhochschule Frankfurt and the Musikhochschule Berlin. He made his operatic debut in 1937 at the Berliner Volksoper, and remained with the company until 1942, when he became a emmber of the ensemble of the Bavarian State Opera.[1] There, he appeared on 28 October 1942 in the world premiere of Capriccio by Richard Strauss, as the Italian singer. He sang the title role in the German premiere of Heinrich Sutermeister's opera Raskolnikoff in 1949. He also performed in the world premiere of Hindemith's Die Harmonie der Welt on 11 August 1957, and as Timoleon in the premiere of Ján Cikker's Das Spiel von Liebe und Tod (Hra o láske a smrti) on 1 August 1969.[1]

From 1942 to 1943, Klarwein appeared at the Salzburg Festival as Elemer in Arabella, and there also sang the tenor solo in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. He participated there in the role of Merkue in the dress rehearsal for the world premiere of Die Liebe der Danae by Strauss which had to be postponed and took place in 1952.[1] While he did not sing in that Salzburg premiere, he performed the role in 1953 at both the English premiere at the Royal Opera House in London, and the Swiss premiere at the Opernhaus Zürich.[1]

Klarwein's developed more and more to character tenor.[1] He performed as a guest at great European opera houses. In 1947, he appeared as Aeghist in Elektra by Strauss at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, and in 1951 as Lenski in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin in Zürich.

In 1949, Klarwein was the speaker and singer for the German version of the 1939 American film Gulliver's Travels, instead of the voice actor Jack Mercer and singer Lanny Ross in the role of King Little (Prince Unverzagt).[2] In 1977 he retired from the opera stage as the Haushofmeister in Der Rosenkavalier by Strauss.[1]

Klarwein was married to the soprano Sári Barabás from 1956.[1] He died in Grünwald near Munich at age 77,[1] and was buried at the Waldfriedhof Grünwald [de].[3]

Discography

  • Franz Klarwein. Ein Sängerporträt, Label: UraCart
  • Der fliegende Holländer (complete recording of 1944), Label: Cantus-Lin

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Kutsch, K. J.; Riemens, Leo (2012). Klarwein, Franz (in German) (4th ed.). Walter de Gruyter. p. 2400. ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Franz Klarwein synchronkartei.de
  3. ^ Franz Klarwein findagrave.com


Category:German operatic tenors Category:German male voice actors Category:20th-century opera singers Category:1914 births Category:1991 deaths Category:People from Garmisch-Partenkirchen

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