Heinz Rehfuss
Heinz Julius Rehfuss (25 May 1917 – 27 June 1988) was a Swiss operatic bass-baritone, who later became an American citizen. He was particularly associated with the title roles in Don Giovanni and Boris Godunov, and Golaud in Pelléas et Mélisande.
Life
Born in
during the 1938-39 season.He appeared at the
Britten, but he is known to have been uniquely adept at adapting the works of Johann Sebastian Bach.[citation needed
]
Rehfuss took part in the premiere of
Nono's opera Intolleranza 1960
, in 1961.
In later years, Rehfuss taught at the State University of New York in Buffalo, New York, and was a visiting teacher at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, and at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal. He died in Buffalo, New York.
His sister was the Swiss singer Eva Rehfuss (1923-2008), who was married to the composer Roger Roger.
Selected recordings
- Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande. Suzanne Danco, Pierre Mollet, Heinz Rehfuss, Chœur et Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet - (Decca, 1952)
- Gounod, Faust. Léopold Simoneau, Pierrette Alarie, Heinz Rehfuss, Vienna Opera Chorus and Vienna Festival Orchestra, Gianfranco Rivoli - (VAI, 1963)
- Gounod, Roméo et Juliette. Raoul Jobin, Janine Micheau, Heinz Rehfuss, Chœur et Orchestre de l'Opéra de Paris, Alberto Erede - (Decca, 1953)
- Mahler, Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Maureen Forrester, Heinz Rehfuss, Vienna Festival Orchestra, Felix Prohaska - (Vanguard, 1963)
Videography
- Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro. Heinz Rehfuss, Marcella Pobbé, Rosanna Carteri, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Dora Gatta, Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro della RAI di Milano, Nino Sanzogno - (Hardy Classics, 1956)
Sources
- Grove Music Online, Jürg Stenzl, August 2008.
External links
- Interview with Heinz Rehfuss, April 26, 1987
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