Franz Grundheber
Franz Grundheber (27 September 1937 – 27 September 2025) was a German operatic baritone. He was based at the Hamburg State Opera where he appeared in over 150 roles from 1966, celebrating his 2000th performance there in 2012, as Amonasro in Verdi's Aida. His voice, described as brilliant with a seamless legato and compelling high notes, was flexible enough to sing Italian opera as well as Wagner roles such as Amfortas in Parsifal, and 20th century roles such as Moses in Schoenberg's Moses und Aron and world premieres. He performed at major international opera houses, especially the Vienna State Opera.
Grundheber was a stage presence in acting and singing, often portraying broken characters in pain and despair such as Verdi's Rigoletto and Simon Boccanegra. He is especially remembered for various interpretations of the title role of Alban Berg's Wozzeck, including in a Vienna production conducted by Claudio Abbado in 1986 and a 1994 DVD from both the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris and the Staatsoper Berlin, conducted by Daniel Barenboim and staged by Patrice Chéreau.
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Prologue: Spectateurs, vous allez entendre… (Speaker) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Actus Primus: Caedit nos pestis (Chorus) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Actus Primus: Liberi, vos liberabo (Oedipus, Chorus) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Actus Primus: Voici créon (Speaker) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Actus Primus: Respondit deus (Creon) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Actus Primus: Non reperias vetus scelus (Oedipus, Chorus) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Actus Primus: Oedipe interroge… (Speaker) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Actus Primus: Delie exspectamus (Chorus) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Actus Primus: Dicere non possum (Tiresias, Oedipus) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Actus Primus: Invidia fortunam odit (Oedipus, Chorus) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Actus Secundus: Gloria! (Chorus) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Actus Secundus: La dispute des princes… (Speaker) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Actus Secundus: Nonne erubescite reges (Jocasta) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Actus Secundus: Laius in trivio mortuus (Jocasta, Oedipus, Chorus) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Actus Secundus: Oracula… (Jocasta) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Actus Secundus: Le témoin du meurtre… (Speaker, Chorus) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Actus Secundus: Mortuus est Polybus (Messenger, Chorus) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Actus Secundus: Oportebat tacere, nunquam loqui (Shepherd) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Actus Secundus: Nonne monstrum rescituri, quis Oedipus? (Oedipus) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Actus Secundus: In montre reppertus est, a mare derelictus (Shepherd, Messenger, Chorus) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Actus Secundus: Natus sum quo nefastum est (Oedipus) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Actus Secundus: Et maintentant… (Speaker) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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Oedipus Rex, K. 047, Actus Secundus: Divium Jocastae caput mortuum! (Messenger, Chorus) - Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex -
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