Bernd Weikl [SEP] voice type
Bernd Weikl
Bernd Weikl (born 29 July 1942) is an Austrian operatic baritone, particularly known for his performances in the stage works by Richard Wagner. He also has written books and directed operas.
Career.
Born in Vienna, he moved with his family to Mainz when he was ten years old. Weikl studied first in Mainz, national economics, and from 1962 to 1965 at the conservatory. He then studied voice at the Musikhochschule Hannover with Naan Pöld und William Reimer). He made his stage debut
Heinrich Marschner's opera "Hans Heiling", conducted by Gerd Albrecht, with choir and orchestra of RAI Turin, with Bernd Weikl in the title role, Gerti Zeumer as Anna and Ursula Schröder-Feinen as the "Königin der Erdgeister".