About Lauritz Melchior
Lauritz Melchior (March 20, 1890 – March 19, 1973) was a Danish and later American opera singer. He was the pre-eminent Wagnerian tenor of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, and has since come to be considered the quintessence of his voice type. Born Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel Melchior in Copenhagen, Denmark, the young Melchior was a boy soprano and amateur singer before starting his first operatic vocal studies under Paul Bang at the Royal Opera School in Copenhagen at the age of 18 in 1908.
Top Tracks
Lohengrin: In fernem Land
Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen, opera, WWV 49 - Allmacht'ger Vater, blick' herab
Serenade
Tannhäuser: Dir töne Lob
Siegfried: Act 1 - Scene 1 - Hoiho! Hoiho! Hau ein! Hau ein!
Tristan und Isolde: Wohin nun Tristan scheidet
Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 - Nun sei bedankt, mein lieber Schwan (Lohengrin's Arrival)
Rienzi: Allmächt´ger Vater, Blick Herab!
Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 - Mein Held, mein Retter
Lohengrin: Mein lieber Schwan
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