Peter Wieland (stage name of Ralf Sauer; 6 July 1930 – 2 March 2020) was a German singer.

Biography

The Sauer family left

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, moving to Köthen. Here, Ralf trained as a carpenter. His musical talent was discovered at his local church, and he subsequently won a choir competition in the mid-1950s. He studied at the Hochschule für Musik "

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", where he trained as an opera baritone. He became an opera singer at the theatre in

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for three years, and then branched out into other genres of music. In 1957, he took the stage name Peter Wieland. Wieland began working at the music review ''Das goldene Prag'' and began a long acting career at the

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, Wieland appeared on television programs, such as ''Sommermelodien'', ''Weihnachten bei uns'', and ''Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten''. In 1999 and 2000, he played the role of Emperor François-Joseph in the operetta ''L'Auberge du Cheval-Blanc''. Peter Wieland died on 2 March 2020 at the age of 89.

Discography

*''Weißer Winterwald'' among others.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wieland, Peter 1930 births 2020 deaths German male musicians German television personalities People from Stralsund