Paul Kuën

Paul Kuen ( born April 8, 1910 in Neuburg an der Kammel, † 1997) was a German opera singer ( tenor character ).

He studied in Munich and made his debut in 1933 in Konstanz. 1951-1957 he was. During the Bayreuth Festival, the duration of the owner played the dwarf Mime in the Ring of the Nibelung, which he recorded also in 1958 for Georg Solti's studio Rheingold As a character tenor Kuen was celebrated worldwide for its even in the highest registers ( and at an advanced age ) is extremely flexible and excellently controlled by the comedy ago voice. International Caines were rivals Julius Patzak and Gerhard Unger; the style and repertoire ago are his heirs ( although the " malignant " ), Gerhard Stolze and Heinz Zednik