Willi Brokmeier

Willi Brokmeier (born 8 April 1928) is a German operatic lyric tenor. He focused on operetta roles, with an expressive voice and great acting talent, also appearing in several operetta films. He participated in world premieres and revivals, and performed at major European opera houses. One of his signature roles was Pedrillo in Mozart's ''Die Entführung aus dem Serail''.

Life and career

Born in Bochum, Brokmeier received his training as a lyric and buffo tenor at the Dortmund Conservatory. He took up his first engagement in 1953 at the Staatstheater Mainz.Geburtstage im April 2018 / 8.4. Willi Brokmeier wird 90
(in German) Online Merker 13 April 2018 In 1955, he moved to the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, where he remained until 1961.Willi Brokmeier
(in German) BMLO This was followed by an engagement in Munich at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, when Arno Assmann was artistic director. When Assmann went to the Cologne Opera in 1964, Brokmeier followed him. In 1967, he returned to Munich and became a member of the Bavarian State Opera.

Important roles in Brokmeier's career included David in Wagner's ''Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg''. In the world premiere of Bernd Alois Zimmermann's ''Die Soldaten'' in 1965, he appeared as the Count. In 1966, he performed in the first performance of Haydn's ''Le pescatrici''. He appeared in the German premiere of Richard Rodney Bennett's ''The Mines of Sulphur'' (''Ballade im Moor'') in 1967. In 1969, he appeared in the world premiere of Ján Cikker's '. In 1976, he participated in Josef Tal's ''Die Versuchung'' (''The Temptation'').

Brokmeier worked with conductors such as Carlos Kleiber, Karl Böhm and Otto Klemperer. He made guest appearances at renowned opera houses in Germany and Europe. He performed at Vienna State Opera in 1958 as Scaramuccio in ''Ariadne auf Naxos'' by Richard Strauss, repeating the role the following year at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. He performed the role of Jacquino in Beethoven's ''Fidelio'' in 1960 on a tour to Japan, repeating it at the Teatro Regio Turin and the Deutsche Oper Berlin. In Vienna, he appeared in 1967 as Pedrillo in Mozart's ''Die Entführung aus dem Serail'', which became one of his signature roles. In 1980, he was awarded the title '' Bayerischer Kammersänger''.

Brokmeier appeared in television film adaptations of operettas, as ''Prinz Sternschnuppe'' in Paul Lincke's ', as Richard in Leon Jessel's ''Schwarzwaldmädel'',Willi Brokmeier
fernsehserien.de and as Ottokar in ''Der Zigeunerbaron''. In 1972, he had a guest appearance with Heinz Schenk in '.

He recorded several complete operettas and excerpt from them, including Emmerich Kálmán's ''Gräfin Mariza'' and ''Die Csárdásfürstin'', and Léhar's ''Die lustige Witwe'' and ''Das Land des Lächelns''. He recorded opera roles in Mozart's ''Le nozze di Figaro'' and ''Die Zauberflöte'', Schubert's ''Der vierjährige Posten'', Orff's ''Die Kluge'', Korngold's ''Die tote Stadt'', Acanta in ''Feuersnot'' by Richard Strauss), and Matteo in ''Arabella'' by Richard Strauss from La Fenice in Venice.

Filmography

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* 1971: ''Geschichten über Frauen der Geschichte''
* 1973: '
* 1975: ''Frau Luna''
* 1975: ''Der Zigeunerbaron''

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German operatic tenors
1928 births
Living people
People from Bochum