# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/wolfgang-anheisser
# Generated: 2026-08-15T02:34:36.015Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/wolfgang-anheisser"
name: "Wolfgang Anheisser"
slug: "wolfgang-anheisser"
description: "Wolfgang Anheisser was a German operatic baritone. He was the leading baritone at the Cologne Opera from 1964 until his tragic death on stage there ten years later, where he covered the major roles for his voice part. From 1968, he was simultaneously a member of the Berlin State Opera in East Berlin. He appeared internationally, taking part in a world premiere at the Salzburg Festival and singing throughout Europe and beyond."
tagline: "German singer and opera singer (1929–1974)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Grabstein_Wolfgang_Anheisser3.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1929-12-01"
deathDate: "1974-01-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           41.25
  momentum:             3.101604278074867
  historical:           6.142153333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/542501"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%88%D9%84%D9%81%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC_%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%B1"
    title: "وولفجانج انهيسر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Anheisser"
    title: "Wolfgang Anheisser"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Anheisser"
    title: "Wolfgang Anheisser"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Anheisser"
    title: "Wolfgang Anheisser"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Anheisser"
    title: "Wolfgang Anheisser"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4bfb7a19-2496-4951-9f5c-b2798b5653ac"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108224"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump