Previous posts for January 19th are here: Dolly Parton; Janis Joplin (2020) and Dolly Parton (2021)
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Hans Hotter (19 January 1909 – 6 December 2003) was a German operatic bass-baritone.
Career Moves
An admired Hans Sachs, Hotter nevertheless preferred to sing the smaller and lower-pitched role of Pogner later in his career, because its tessitura was better suited to his voice. Similarly, he sang in Parsifal first as the baritone Amfortas when he was younger and switched to the bass Gurnemanz later, and to the even lower bass Titurel after that. – adapted from Wikipedia
Hans Hotter, a bass for the ages,
Excelled in Wagnerian pages,
His career was protracted,
And the parts that he acted
Got lower in gradual stages.
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