Franz Marszalek [SEP] place of death
Franz Marszalek
Franz Marszalek (born August 2, 1900 in then Breslau, Schlesien, Germany, now Wrocław, Silesia, Polen; died October 28, 1975 in Cologne, Germany) was a German conductor and composer, who was a leading figure in operetta. He began his studies in Wrocław, and moved to Berlin in 1933. He conducted the Cologne Radio Orchestra from 1949 to 1965, with an emphasis on operetta music. He was a longtime friend of the operetta composer Eduard Künneke, whose music he championed in
Peschko.
Hoppe participated in numerous opera and operetta recordings as well as over 200 radio recordings. His operetta recordings were mainly made at the NDR in Hamburg and Hanover; later Hoppe also worked with the conductor Franz Marszalek, who coupled him with the soprano Ingeborg Hallstein for Polydor Records. He appeared as a regular guest on Heinz Schenk's television show "".
Hoppe was awarded the title Kammersänger in Hamburg. He was a professor of voice at the Musikhochschule Heidelberg-Mannheim from 1977 to 1989.
Death.