Person

Otto Wiener

Otto Wiener (February 13, 1911 – August 5, 2000) was an Austrian baritone, notable for his performances in the operas of Richard Wagner.

He was born in Vienna, joined the Vienna Boys' Choir at the age of six, and started his adult career as a concert singer before making his stage debut in 1953 at Graz in the title-role of Simon Boccanegra. He subsequently sang with the opera companies at Düsseldo…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
Austria
Born
February 13th, 1911
Died
August 5th, 2000
Labels
EMI Classics
Deutsche Grammophon
Warner Classics
Sony Music
Somm Recordings
Last updated: May 26th, 2019