Person Open DS/UK/18198 Kapellmann; Franz-Josef (fl 1990s-); German opera singer Kapellmann Franz-Josef fl 1990s- German opera singer Male

Franz-Josef Kapellmann was born near Cologne, where he studied at the Musikhochschule, taking his first engagements in 1973 at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin and the Theatre in Dortmund. His extensive repertoire includes rôles such as Don Pizzaro in Fidelio, the title-rôle in Wozzeck, Kaspar in Der Freischütz, Beckmesser in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Wolfram in Tannhäuser, Kurwenal in Tristan und Isolde, with Alberich in The Ring cycle in Brussels, at the Hamburg and Vienna State Operas, in Wiesbaden and Dortmund, at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, and La Scala, Milan, and in a concert performance under Christoph von Dohnanyi in Cleveland. At the Salzburg Festival he appeared as Creon in Stravinky’s Oedipus Rex and as the Dutchman in Der fliegende Holländer. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 6/24/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 d010a034-2e41-45f3-8a7b-3feb4071a172