Heinz Fricke (11 February 1927 – 7 December 2015) was a German conductor. From 1961 to 1992 he held the position of
Generalmusikdirektor of the
Staatsoper Unter den Linden
The (), also known as the Berlin State Opera (german: Staatsoper Berlin), is a listed building on Unter den Linden boulevard in the historic center of Berlin, Germany. The opera house was built by order of Prussian king Frederick the Great from ...
in Berlin. He also worked at the
Den Norske Opera. In 2010 Fricke announced his retirement after 18 years with the
Washington National Opera
The Washington National Opera (WNO) is an American opera company in Washington, D.C. Formerly the Opera Society of Washington and the Washington Opera, the company received Congressional designation as the National Opera Company in 2000. Perform ...
and the
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
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(he was appointed to both in 1993). He was the honorary Music Director Emeritus of the WNO and the KCOHO.
References
External links
Washington National Opera Bio
German male conductors (music)
Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1927 births
2015 deaths
20th-century German conductors (music)
21st-century German conductors (music)
20th-century German male musicians
21st-century German male musicians
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