Ludwig Weber, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Austrian bass opera singer
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Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria
About Ludwig Weber
- Ludwig Weber (July 29, 1899 – December 9, 1974) was an Austrian bass. Ludwig Weber was born in Vienna in 1899.
- He initially planned to pursue a career as a teacher and artist when he discovered his vocal promise and decided to pursue an opera career.
- In 1919 he began studies with Alfred Borrotau, a well-respected teacher, and had his professional debut in 1920 at the Vienna Volksoper where he sang for a few years in smaller roles. Possessing one of the largest dark-and-cavernous-type bass voices of the twentieth century, Weber was in equally high demand for villainous roles and noble characters.
- He was a prominent exponent of the vocal technique known as "Bayreuth bark".
- In the mid-1920s Weber was singing in mid-size to leading roles with smaller companies throughout Germany.
- After a successful appearance at the Munich Wagner Festival of 1931 he joined the Bavarian State Opera in Munich in 1933 and soon began to receive invitations to sing abroad.
- In 1936 he joined the Royal Opera at Covent Garden where he sang numerous roles for several years including: Pogner, Gurnemanz, Hunding, Hagen, Daland, King Marke, Osmin, Rocco, and Commendatore.
- In 1945 he became a member of the Vienna State Opera, where he sang a wide repertoire for the next two decades.
- He became particularly associated with the roles of Richard Wagner.
- The title role in Boris Godunov was one of Weber's favorites, and excerpts (sung in German) survive from a performance broadcast on radio.
- He sang the role in multiple houses including Covent Garden in 1950.
- He became a regular performer at the Bayreuth Festival from 1951 to 1962, and he also appeared a number of times at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires.
- Weber retired from the stage in 1965, by which time he had already started to teach at the Mozarteum in Salzburg (1961).
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