Günther Morbach

Günther Morbach
Born (1927-11-26)26 November 1927
Died August 2009 (aged 81)
Braunschweig
Education Musikhochschule Hamburg
Occupation Operatic bass
Organization

Günther Morbach (26 November 1927 – August 2009) was a German classical bass in opera and concert. He performed major roles at German opera houses and on international tours.

Career

Morbach studied voice at the Musikhochschule Hamburg from the end of the 1940s with Prof. Korberg. He made his stage debut at the Stadttheater Flensburg in 1955, as the Polizeikommissar in Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss. He was from 1956 a member of Stadttheater Augsburg, from 1959 of the Opernhaus Essen, from 1960 of the Frankfurt Opera, from 1965 of the Opernhaus Dortmund, and finally from 1969 of the Staatstheater Braunschweig where he stayed until he retired from the stage in 1993.[1][2] He performed more than 180 roles, of comic as well as serious characters. In the German repertoire, he was known for Sarastro in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, Don Alfonso in his Così fan tutte, Rocco in Beethoven's Fidelio, van Bett in Lortzing's Zar und Zimmermann, Baculus in his Der Wildschütz, Daland in Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer, König Heinrich in his Lohengrin, Hunding in his Die Walküre, Pogner in his Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Main roles in the Italian repertoire were Bartolo in Rossini's Der Barbier von Sevilla, Dulcamara in Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore, Malatesta in his Don Pasquale, Fiesco in Verdi's Simon Boccanegra, and the Inquisitor in his Don Carlos. He appeared as Pimen in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, Pommersfelden in Hindemith's Mathis der Maler, Schigolch in Alban Berg's Lulu, and Oberlin in Wolfgang Rihm's Jakob Lenz. He toured, mainly with the Frankfurt Opera, to London, Paris, Copenhagen, Athens, Barcelona and Rio de Janeiro. He was also active in concerts and oratorios.[1][3] He sang the bass solo in Bach's Christmas Oratorio in a concert which Karl Richter conducted at the Salzburg Großes Festspielhaus on 10 December 1966, with Ursula Buckel, Hertha Töpper and Ernst Haefliger.[4] Morbach recorded the bass part in Beethoven's Missa solemnis, with Günter Wand conducting the chorus and orchestra of the Gürzenich in Cologne, alongside Leonore Kirschstein, Jeanne Deroubaix and Peter Schreier.[5]

Morbach died in August 2009.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 26.11. Günther Morbach: 90. Geburtstag. Der neue Merker (in German). 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Berger, Andreas (25 November 2007). "Der Grandseigneur des Staatstheaters / Bassist Günther Morbach feiert heute seinen 80. Geburtstag – Ein Bühnenleben in rund 150 Rollen". Braunschweiger Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ↑ Kutsch, Karl J.; Riemens, Leo (2004). Morbach, Günther. Großes Sängerlexikon (in German). 1 (4th ed.). Franc–Kaidanoff. p. 3211. ISBN 978-3-598-44088-5.
  4. ↑ "Vor 40 Jahren: Weihnachtskonzert in Salzburg". karlrichtermunich.blogspot.com. 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Wand-Edition". Gürzenich. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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