Franz Betz [SEP] voice type
Franz Betz
Franz Betz (19 March 1835 – 11 August 1900) was a German bass-baritone opera singer who sang at the Berlin State Opera from 1859 to 1897. He was particularly known for his performances in operas by Richard Wagner and created the role of Hans Sachs in "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg".
Biography.
Franz Betz was born in Mainz and trained as a singer in Karlsruhe. He made his debut in 1856 at the Court Theater of Hanover as The Herald in Wagner's "Lohengrin"
19 Aug – Viacheslav Molotov
- 26 Aug – Jerusalem
- 2 Sep – Pauline Betz
- 9 Sep – Jo Davidson
- 16 Sep – Josip Broz Tito
- 23 Sep – James Bryant Conant
- 30 Sep – Henry A. Wallace
- 7 Oct – Victor Emanuel
- 14 Oct – Frank Leahy
- 21 Oct – Eugene O'Neill
- 28 Oct – Edward Martin
- 4 Nov – Charles Francis Adams III
- 11 Nov – Helen Traubel
- 18 Nov – Joseph William