Lawrence Winters

Lawrence Winters ( actually Lawrence Whisonant; born November 12, 1915 in Kings Creek, South Carolina, † September 24, 1965 in Hamburg) was an American baritone opera singer of the vocal range.

Winters was of African-American origin, and studied music at Howard University in Washington, DC. After graduation, he began his career as a singer in the choir of Eva Jessye. After first leading roles in operas and musicals, he was music director at the American military. His concert debut was in 1947. 1948, he starred in the role of Giuseppe Verdi's Aida Amonasro first time in the Opera of New York. In the following years he toured both as a singer as well as a musical actor through North and South America, and Europe. In 1951 he played the Porgy in Porgy and Bess in the first staging of this opera by George Gershwin, which was fully recorded. Winters took as a solo singer on records, including Title also in German language. In the German singles charts to Winter could place twice, in 1956 reached Three Coins in the Fountain, the German version of Frank Sinatra Three Coins In The Fountain, 10th, 1963 the song together, for each other space 29 in the late 1950s was winter the bridge builder included in the Hamburg Masonic Lodge. In 1961 he became a member of the Hamburg State Opera and remained so until his death in 1965. His tomb is located in the main cemetery Ohlsdorf in Hamburg.