Ekkehard Wlaschiha performed at the Bayreuth Festival and at the Metropolitan Opera, and left many recordings.
13 Facts About Ekkehard Wlaschiha
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Ekkehard Wlaschiha was a member of the Berlin State Opera from 1982.
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Ekkehard Wlaschiha appeared as Don Pizarro in Beethoven's Fidelio, Kaspar in Weber's Der Freischutz, Jochanaan in Salome by Richard Strauss, Escamillo in Bizet's Carmen, Amonasro in Verdi's Aida and the title role in his Rigoletto.
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Ekkehard Wlaschiha appeared there as Kurwenal in Tristan und Isolde in 1986, conducted by Daniel Barenboim, as Telramund in Lohengrin, as Biterolf in Tannhauser and as Klingsor in Parsifal.
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Ekkehard Wlaschiha appeared as Kaspar in Weber's Der Freischutz when the Semperoper was reopened on 13 February 1985, staged by Joachim Herz and conducted by Wolf-Dieter Hauschild.
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Ekkehard Wlaschiha was Jochanaan in Salome by Richard Strauss at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich in 1987, opposite Hildegard Behrens in the title role.
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Ekkehard Wlaschiha sang alongside James Morris as Wotan, Siegfried Jerusalem as Siegfried and Behrens as Brunnhilde, conducted by Levine.
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Ekkehard Wlaschiha appeared at the Met in Salome, Parsifal and Fidelio.
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Ekkehard Wlaschiha appeared as Telramund on a DVD from the Bayreuth Festival, conducted by Peter Schneider, with sets and costumes by filmmaker Werner Herzog.
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Ekkehard Wlaschiha retired from the stage as Pizarro in Beethoven's Fidelio at the Semperoper in 1998.
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Ekkehard Wlaschiha won two Grammy Awards, in 1990 and 1991, both for recording the role of Alberich with the Metropolitan Opera on DG.
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Ekkehard Wlaschiha is remembered as a singer of powerful vocal presence and the ability to present multi-faceted personalities on stage.
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Ekkehard Wlaschiha had an unusual ability to maintain a relaxed legato line even when singing music with wide jumps in pitch and sudden changes in volume such as the role of Alberich.