Hans Beirer (23 June 1911, in

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– 24 June 1993, in

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) was an Austrian

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and

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. He was a regular company member at the Deutschen Oper Berlin,

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and Hamburgischen Staatsoper and is best known internationally as an interpreter of the work of

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. While Beirer never appeared at the

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, he sang with the

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, in 1950, in ''Die Meistersinger'' and ''Aida''. He appeared in

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's films of ''Salome'' (1974) and ''Elektra'' (1981).

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* K. J. Kutsch and

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: ''

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'', K. G. Saur Verlag, München 1999/2000, 1911 births 1993 deaths People from Wiener Neustadt Austrian operatic tenors University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna alumni Österreichischer Kammersänger 20th-century Austrian male opera singers Burials at the Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf {{Austria-opera-singer-stub