Klaus König (born 26 May 1934 in

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Karl J. Kutsch Karl-Josef Kutsch, also known as K. J. Kutsch, (born 11 May 1924) is a German physician and co-author with Leo Riemens of the ''Großes Sängerlexikon'', the standard reference for opera singers. Life and work Born in Gangelt, Kutsch studied me ...

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Leo Riemens Leonardus Antony Marinus Riemens (3 December 1910 – 3 April 1985) was a Dutch musicologist and cultural journalist. He wrote a book about Maria Callas, and together with Karl-Josef Kutsch began a reference book about opera singers in 1962, which ...

: Großes Sängerlexikon. Dritte, erweiterte Auflage. München 1999. Band 43: Hirata–Möwes, S. 1859/1860. * Rollenverzeichnis von Klaus König in: Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1945–1995, Verlag Anton Schroll & Co., Wien und München 1995, S. 458. * Guntram Archiv 1988, Homepage des Opernsängers Kenneth Garrison *Leonard Bernsteins symbolischer Beethoven Rezension anlässlich der CD-Veröffentlichung, KlassikAkzente vom 27. Mai 2009 *Rückblende 27. Schlesisches Musikfest 14. – 16. Juni 1996 in Görlitz *Rückblende 28. Schlesisches Musikfest 10. – 14. Juni 1998 in Görlitz *Theater: Benefizgala (PDF; 3,5 MB) in: Blicklicht, Ausgabe 15, Dezember 2002, S. 27

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* * 1934 births German operatic tenors Living people People from Bytom People from the Province of Silesia 20th-century German male opera singers Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber alumni {{Germany-opera-singer-stub