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(b Davos, 1919; d Davos, 2007).
Swiss tenor. Début Geneva 1942 (Evangelist in Bach's St John Passion). Salzburg Fest. début 1949. Glyndebourne début 1956. Noted Lieder singer. Prof. of singing, Munich Hochschule für Musik from 1971. Wrote Die Singstimme (Berne 1983). Retired 1995.
Subjects: Opera.
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