Hermann Becht
{{short description|German opera singer}}
Hermann Becht (19 March 1939, Karlsruhe – 12 February 2009, Marxzell) was a German operatic bass-baritone. He notably portrayed the role of Alberich in the 1983 recording of Richard Wagner's The Ring Cycle which won a Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording.
He also portrayed Alberich in the centennial Ring under conductor Pierre Boulez, directed by Patrice Chéreau in 1980. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160305081558/http://www.wagneropera.net/DVD/Rheingold/DVD-Rheingold-Chereau.htm]
References
- Bayreuther Festspiele. [http://www.bayreuther-festspiele.de/fsdb/personen/20/index.htm Hermann Becht] {{in lang|de}}
- Cummings, David (ed.) (2000). [https://books.google.com/books?id=BeTBnjmnypEC&dq=%22Becht%2C+Hermann+%22&pg=PA45 ""Becht, Hermann"], International Who's Who in Classical Music, p. 45. Routledge. {{ISBN|0-948875-53-4}}
- Der Standard (13 February 2009). [http://derstandard.at/1234506981563/Opernsaenger-Hermann-Becht-gestorben "Opernsänger Hermann Becht gestorben"] (obituary). {{in lang|de}}
- Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe. [http://193.196.117.22/hfm-ka/imt/02-studium/dozentenbios/becht-hermann.htm Hermann Becht] {{in lang|de}}
External links
- [http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82-234796 Hermann Becht] on WorldCat
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZP-yXsNV2E&t=4901s Alberich. YouTube.]
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Category:Operatic bass-baritones
Category:20th-century German male opera singers
Category:Musicians from Karlsruhe
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