Hanno Blaschke (22 April 1927 – 18 November 2017) was a German baritone and professor of singing. Blaschke most recently held a professorship for singing at the

University of Music and Performing Arts Munich The University of Music and Performing Arts Munich (german: Hochschule für Musik und Theater München), also known as the Munich Conservatory, is a performing arts conservatory in Munich, Germany. The main building it currently occupies is ...

Life

Born in Danzig, Blaschke took private singing lessons with

Kammersänger Kammersänger (male) or Kammersängerin (female), abbreviated Ks. or KS, is a German honorific title for distinguished singers of opera and classical music. It literally means "chamber singer". Historically, the title was bestowed by princes or ...

Robert Büssel in Dresden. There he experienced the

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. He studied in Breslau, Warsaw and

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. He subsequently worked as a concert singer and singing teacher and gained international renown. His special inclination to promote young talent led him first to Warsaw (assistant to Ada Sari). In 1961, he began teaching at the Hochschule für Musik in Munich, which appointed him full professor in 1975. Until his retirement in 1992, he trained numerous singers who went on to international careers. He was in demand as a leader of

master class A master class is a class given to students of a particular discipline by an expert of that discipline—usually music, but also science, painting, drama, games, or on any other occasion where skills are being developed. "Masterclass" is als ...

es and as a juror worldwide until his death.Die Hochschule trauert um Prof. Hanno Blaschke
on musikhochschule-muenchen

Honours

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

am Bande, "as one of the essential music educators in the German-speaking world". (15 October 1981)Datenbank der Träger des Bundesverdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bundespräsidialamt * Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse (27 August 1998) * Medal of Honour of the Munich University of Music and Theatre (2006)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blaschke, Hanno German baritones Academic staff of the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1927 births 2017 deaths People from the Free City of Danzig Musicians from Gdańsk