Peter Hofmann [SEP] voice type
Peter Hofmann
Peter Hofmann (22 August 1944 – 30 November 2010) was a German tenor who had a successful performance career within the fields of opera, rock, pop, and musical theatre. He first rose to prominence in 1976 as a heldentenor at the Bayreuth festival's "Jahrhundertring" ("Centenary Ring") in 1976, where he drew critical acclaim for his performance of Siegmund in Richard Wagner's "Die Walküre". He was active as one of the world's leading Wagnerian tenors over the next decade
, whose director Paul Berg encouraged him to take voice lessons. He was a professional hockey player and owned a trucking business. He trained his voice at the University of Toronto Opera School as the first recipient of the Edward Johnson Scholarship.
Career.
In 1978 Frey was engaged at the Stadttheater Basel where he sang the lead roles in "Werther" (his debut), "Fidelio", and "The Bartered Bride". He was engaged in February 1986 to substitute for Peter Hofmann in the title role of