Günther Morbach

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Günther Morbach
Born(1927-11-26)26 November 1927
Musikhochschule Hamburg
OccupationOperatic bass
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Günther Morbach (26 November 1927 – 4 August 2009) was a German classical bass in opera and concert. He performed major roles at German opera houses and on international tours.

Career

Born in

Stadttheater Augsburg, from 1959 of the Opernhaus Essen, from 1960 of the Oper Frankfurt, and from 1965 of the Opernhaus Dortmund.[2][3] In 1966, when the new opera house was opened, he appeared as Sarastro in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, conducted by Wilhelm Schüchter.[4]

Morbach was a member of the

Mathis der Maler, Schigolch in Alban Berg's Lulu, and Oberlin in Wolfgang Rihm's Jakob Lenz.[1][2] In the premiere of the chamber opera Gestörte Frequenzen by Harald Weiss in Braunschweig, he appeared as one of the Four Voices.[5] He toured, mainly with the Oper Frankfurt, to London, Paris, Copenhagen, Athens, Barcelona and Rio de Janeiro.[1]

Morbach was also active in concerts and oratorios.[1][2] He sang the bass solo in Bach's Christmas Oratorio in a concert which Karl Richter conducted at the Salzburg Großes Festspielhaus on 10 December 1966, with Ursula Buckel, Hertha Töpper and Ernst Haefliger.[6] He recorded the bass part in Beethoven's Missa solemnis, with Günter Wand conducting the chorus and orchestra of the Gürzenich in Cologne, alongside Leonore Kirschstein, Jeanne Deroubaix and Peter Schreier.[7] He is remembered as an actor with stage presence who charmed even in small roles.[8]

Morbach died on 4 August 2009.[9] In 2010, the Braunschweig theatre showed a photo exhibition in his memory.[10]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-3-598-44088-5
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  2. ^
    Der Neue Merker
    . 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b Berger, Andreas (25 November 2007). "Der Grandseigneur des Staatstheaters / Bassist Günther Morbach feiert heute seinen 80. Geburtstag – Ein Bühnenleben in rund 150 Rollen". Braunschweiger Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ^ Die Zauberflöte. Theater Dortmund. 1966.
  5. ISBN 978-1-44-224797-0
    .
  6. ^ "Vor 40 Jahren: Weihnachtskonzert in Salzburg". karlrichtermunich.blogspot.com. 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Wand-Edition". Gürzenich. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  8. ^ Berger, Andreas (6 August 2009). "Charmanter Interpret auch kleiner Rollen / Zum Tod des Bassisten und Staatstheater-Ehrenmitglieds Günther Morbach – 25 Jahre im Ensemble". Braunschweiger Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Announcement of death" (PDF). Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag (BZV). 7 August 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Fotoausstellung in Gedenken an Günther Morbach". Braunschweig. 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2017.

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