Günther Treptow
Günther Treptow ( born October 22, 1907 in Berlin, † March 28, 1981 in Berlin) was a German opera singer (tenor ), who is best known for his roles in operas by Richard Wagner.
Life
Günther Treptow began his vocal training at the University of Music and continued it in Milan with Giovanni Scarmeo. Treptow was a member of the SA and the NSDAP ( Mitgliedsnr. 38 579 ) to 1934, were identified as Jewish ancestors in the pedigree of his mother. Subsequently, he received only a performance ban, until he got a special permit on June 6, 1935 by Joseph Goebbels.
His stage debut took Treptow in Berlin in 1936 in Der Rosenkavalier. He sang in 1938 in the Vienna Volksoper Florestan in Fidelio. In 1939 he sang at the Sopot Festival, the title role in Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser. In 1940 he made his first appearance in the Bavarian State Opera.
After the war, he had his first appearance in 1947 at the Vienna State Opera and in 1951 the first performance at the Bayreuth Festival.
It succeeded Treptow quickly to establish itself as one of the leading tenors of his time heroes, especially as Siegmund in Die Walküre, Siegfried in the eponymous opera and Götterdämmerung and Tristan in Tristan und Isolde. In addition to Wagner roles he also sang the Max in Der Freischütz, Števa Buryja in Jenufa, Canio in Pagliacci and Otello in the lead role.
On the international stage, he had guest appearances in La Scala in Milan, in Brussels' La Monnaie, the Royal Opera House in London, the New York Metropolitan Opera and also in Leningrad and Moscow.
In 1955 he sang at the Berlin State Opera. At the Deutsche Oper Berlin, he sang from 1961 to 1972, when he took leave of the stage.