Hans Herbert Fiedler [SEP] voice type
Hans Herbert Fiedler
Hans Herbert Fiedler (November 10, 1907 in Triest – February 14, 2004 in Munich) was a German operatic bass and actor. He is best known today for portraying the role of Moses in the original 1954 production of Arnold Schoenberg's "Moses und Aron".
Biography.
Fiedler studied Germanistics (German Studies) and acting at the University of Graz. He joined the Theater von Troppau in Opava in 1930 where he appeared in stage plays for one season. He joined the Stadttheater von
during his lifetime. However, the first public performance of music from the opera was of "Der Tanz um das goldene Kalb" in concert at Darmstadt on 2 July 1951, just 11 days before the composer's death. There was a concert performance of the two acts in Hamburg on 12 March 1954 with Hans Herbert Fiedler as Moses and Helmut Krebs as Aron, conducted by Hans Rosbaud. The first staging was in Zurich at the Stadttheater on 6 June 1957, again with Hans Herbert Fiedler as Moses and conducted by Hans