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Death of eminent German baritone, 78

Death of eminent German baritone, 78

The family of Kammersänger Professor Siegfried Lorenz have communicated sad news of his death, six days before his 79th birthday.

Berlin born, Lorenz was permanent lyric baritone at Staatsoper Unter den Linden in East Berlin from 1977 to 1992. He was later professor of singing at the Berlin University of the Arts.

He made numerous recordings in Leipzig with Kurt Masur, who in 1973 named him premier vocalist of the Gewandhaus Orchestra.

He covered the gamut of German repertoire from Bach to Pfitzner.

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