Gerd Brenneis [SEP] voice type
Gerd Brenneis
Gerd Brenneis (1 March 1930, Nienhagen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - 13 March 2003, Güstrow) was a German operatic tenor who had an active international career from the late 1950s through the 1990s. Known for his interpretations of the works of Richard Wagner, he worked as a principal artist at many of the world's great opera houses, including the Deutsche Oper Berlin, La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Vienna State Opera.
Life and career.
Brenneis was trained in the opera studio
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From 1974 to 1988, Köhler was GMD at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden. He presented an unusual repertoire, including Auber's "Die Stumme von Portici" and Wagner's "Rienzi" (with Jon Buzea in the title role, Eike Wilm Schulte as Steffano Colonna and Gail Gilmore as Adriano). Köhler conducted a performance during the Internationale of 1979 which was recorded live, with Gerd Brenneis as Rienzi, Jeannine Altmeyer as Irene and as Adriano. He revived operas by Siegfried Wagner, holding days devoted to the