93,772 profiles ranked live

Theo Adam

✓ Source-basedstable

German bass-baritone opera singer

GermanyMusiciansLived 1926 to 2019 · aged 92
Compare
Fame50.1
Momentum3.2
Languages19
In century#54,713

Theo Adam was a German operatic bass-baritone and bass singer who had an international career in opera, concert and recital from 1949. He was a member of the Staatsoper Dresden for his entire career, and sang at the Bayreuth Festival from 1952 to 1980.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Also inDeutsch

Photos 1

Listen

Spotify
Loads from Spotify when you press play
Open artist page on Spotify

Awards 9

1989Star of People's Friendship
1980Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau
1979Goethe Prize of the City of Berlin
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold
National Prize of East Germany
Johannes R. Becher Medal
honorary member
Österreichischer Kammersänger

Connected to Theo 6

About this person

Theo Adam was a German operatic bass-baritone and bass singer who had an international career in opera, concert and recital from 1949. He was a member of the Staatsoper Dresden for his entire career, and sang at the Bayreuth Festival from 1952 to 1980. He particularly excelled in portraying roles by Richard Wagner, especially Wotan in Der Ring des Nibelungen, which he also performed at the Metropolitan Opera, among others. In concert, he was a much admired Bach singer and also drew acclaim for his interpretation of the title character of Mendelssohn's Elijah. He was a voice teacher at the Musikhochschule Dresden.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Country
Germany
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2019 · aged 92
Wikipedia
19 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.