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 The grave of Max Lorenz at the Zentralfriedhof, Vienna. Picture by Androom (25 Aug 2005) |
Lorenz, Max |
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BORN 10 May 1901, Düsseldorf - DIED 11 Jan 1975, Salzburg REAL NAME Sülzenfuss, Max GRAVE LOCATION Wien: Zentralfriedhof, Simmeringer Hauptstraße 234, Simmering (Gruppe 40, Nummer 037) |
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Tenor Max Lorenz studied with Ernst Grenzebach in Berlin during
the 1920s. He debuted in Desden in 1927 at the Semperoper. From
1929 until 1944 he was engaged at the Staatsoper in Berlin and
between 1933 and 1939 he sang the toughests parts at the Festspiele
in Bayreuth. In 1937 he performed during the crowning ceremony
of king George VI. From 1941 until 1962 he held an engagement at the Staatsoper in Vienna, where he was very succesfull in Wagner parts. In he sang "Siegfried" at La Scala in Milan, conducted by Wilhelm Fürtwangler. Some of his performances were recorded and have survived. Related persons • cooperated with Furtwängler, Wilhelm • performed work of Wagner, Richard • cooperated with Wagner-Williams, Winnifred Sources • Budig, Robert S. et al, Ehrengräber am Wiener Zentralfriedhof, Compress Verlag Wien, Wien • Title unknown • Wikipedia (English) |
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The grave of Max Lorenz at the Zentralfriedhof, Vienna. Picture by Androom (25 Aug 2005) |
