Peter Roth-Ehrang

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Peter Roth-Ehrang (8 June 1925 – 28 December 1966) was a German operatic bass and actor.

Life

Kissenstein Peter Roth-Ehrang, Friedhof Ohlsdorf

Born in

Ehrang, Roth-Ehrang came from a family of craftsmen; his father was a master printer. Before embarking on a full-time career as an artist, he was a trained surveyor. After his release from French captivity (May 1948), Roth-Ehrang trained his bass voice in Trier and Wiesbaden. He composed his stage name Peter Roth-Ehrang from his civil name Peter Roth and his hometown Ehrang.[1]

Stations in his career were

Herrenhausen and many guest performances in German and European cities.[2]

Roth-Ehrang was also a TV actor.[3] In the television film Schwarzer Peter – Märchenoper für kleine und große Leute [de] (1966) he played the broomsquire alongside Theo Lingen, Brigitte Mira and Henry Vahl.[4] Before he could start his guest performance contract at the Metropolitan Opera New York, he died in Hambourg at the age of 41 as a result of a heart attack.

His grave is located in the Ohlsdorf Cemetery in plan square Y 10 (southwest of Nordteich).[5]

Honours

Known as "Roth's Pitt" in his home town of Ehrang, a square was named after him. There, is a fountain with a bench and a commemorative plaque.[6]

Since the 1970s, the opera singer Franz Grundheber has given a concert every five years with the Männergesangverein Rheinland-Ehrang to commemorate his mentor Peter Roth-Ehrang.[7]

Recordings

  • Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen. Line Music, Hamburg 2011.
  • Claudio Monteverdi: L’Orfeo. M.A.T. Music Theme Licensing / Membran Entertainment Group, Hamburg 2010?.
  • Adolphe Adam: Si j’étais roi / Wenn ich König wär’. (Auswahl) EMI-Electrola, Cologne 2004.

References

  1. ^ Willi Schmitt: Kammersänger und Schauspieler Peter Roth-Ehrang. In Ehranger Heimat e.V (ed.): Ehranger Heimat. 5th volume Jahrgänge 1964-1967, pp. 284–287.
  2. ^ Peter Roth-Ehrang on AllMusic
  3. IMDb
  4. ^ Schwarzer Peter - Märchenoper für kleine und große Leute, BRD, 1966, director: Joachim Hess
  5. ^ Internet-Gedenkseite für Peter Roth-Ehrang
  6. ^ Brunnen am Peter-Roth-Platz
  7. ^ Trierischer Volksfreund from 24 February 2014: Franz Grundheber im Trierer Dreierpack

Further reading

  • Willi Schmitt: Kammersänger und Schauspieler Peter Roth-Ehrang. In Ehranger Heimat e. V. (ed.): Ehranger Heimat, 5th volume, Jahrgänge 1964–1967, pp. 284–287.

External links

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