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Theo Altmeyer (Tenor) |
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Born: March 16, 1931 - Eschweiler (near Aachen), Germany
Died: July 28, 2007 |
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The German tenor, Theodor (Theo) Daniel Altmeyer, studied singing in Köln with Clemens Glettenberg.
In 1956 Theo Altmeyer joined the Berlin Städtische Oper and remained on its roster until 1960. Then he became a member of the Hannover Opera and later appeared also at the Stuttgart Opera and The Vienna State Opera. He also toured North America. In 1974 he joined the faculty of Hochscule für Musik in Hannover, but continued to appear in opera and concerts.
Theo Altmeyer was renowned particularly for his interpretations of J.S. Bach's works. In 1995 he retired from public appearances. Since then he lived in
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Source: Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of 20th Century Classical Musicians (1997); Wikipedia Website, English translation by Aryeh Oron (October 2005); Holger Pleus (August 2007)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (May 2001, October 2005), Burke Smith (October 2005) |
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Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works |
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Conductor |
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Works |
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Under his name |
Tenor |
Selection from BWV 439-507 |
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Marcel Couraud |
Tenor |
BWV 11, BWV 65 |
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Alfred Ellenberger |
Tenor |
BWV 8 [Excerpts], BWV 244 [Excerpts] |
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Wolfgang Gönnenwein |
Tenor |
BWV 78, BWV 80, BWV 106, BWV 126, BWV 140, BWV 148, BWV 149
BWV 244, BWV 245, , BWV 249 |
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Diethard Hellmann |
Tenor |
BWV 136 |
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Helmuth Kählhofer |
Tenor |
BWV 61, BWV 132 |
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Kurt Redel |
Tenor |
BWV 142, BWV 243 |
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Helmuth Rilling |
Tenor |
BWV 20, BWV 70, BWV 168, BWV 213, BWV 249a |
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Philipp Röhl |
Tenor |
BWV 244 |
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Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden |
Tenor |
BWV 110, BWV 243, BWV 248 (w/ Collegium Aureum) |
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Friedrich-Wilhelm Tebbe |
Tenor |
BWV 61 |
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Fritz Werner |
Tenor |
BWV 30, BWV 92, BWV 102 |
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Helmut Winschermann |
Tenor |
BWV 235, BWV 236 |
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Klaus Martin Ziegler |
Tenor |
BWV 172 |
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Links to other Sites |
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Theo Altmeyer (Wikipedia) [German] |
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