Kurt Böhme
Kurt Böhme (1908-1989) was a German bass, one of the notable German opera singers of the twentieth century. He was especially associated with Wagner, Strauss, Mozart and character bass roles.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Strauss and Wagner, including Covent Garden Der Rosenkavalier and Ring performances.
Böhme’s singing combined deep bass weight, theatrical character and a strong sense of verbal profile. He c...
R. STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier
Live broadcast performance, 1959
Total duration: 3hr 16:56
Feldmarschallin Fürstin Werdenberg - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Kurt Böhme
Octavian - Sena Jurinac
Herr von Faninal - Ronald Lewis
Sophie, his daughter - Hanny Steffek
Covent Garden Opera Orchestra & Chorus
conducted by Georg Solti
Live broadcast performance, 1959
Total duration: 2hr 30:46
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Loge - Richard Holm
Alberich - Otakar Kraus
Fasolt - Kurt Böhme
Fafner - Michael Langdon
Erda - Marga Höffgen
Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conducted by Franz Konwitschny
WAGNER Die Walküre
Live broadcast performance, 1959
Total duration: 3hr 38:06
Siegmund - Ramón Vinay
Sieglinde - Amy Shuard
Hunding - Kurt Böhme
Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Ursula Böse
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conducted by Franz Konwitschny
