Eberhard Waechter - sometimes spelled Wächter - (July 9, 1929–March 29, 1992) was an Austrian baritone, particularly celebrated for his performances in the operas of Mozart, Wagner, and Strauss. After retiring from singing, he became an administrator of the Vienna Volksoper and the Vienna State Opera. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (baptized as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart; January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was a prolific and highly influential composer of Classical music. ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (May 22, 1813 – February 13, 1883) was an influential German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as he later came to call them). ... Richard Strauss Richard Strauss (June 11, 1864 – September 8, 1949) was a German composer of the late Romantic era, particularly noted for his tone poems and operas. ... The Vienna Volksoper (Volksoper Wien or Vienna Peoples Opera) is a major opera house in Vienna, Austria. ... Vienna State Opera (German: Wiener Staatsoper), located in Vienna, Austria, is one of the most important opera companies in Europe. ...

Born in Vienna, Waechter studied at the University of Vienna and the Vienna Academy of Music. In 1953 he began voice lessons with Elisabeth Radó. That same year he made his operatic debut, as Silvio in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, at the Vienna Volksoper. In 1954 he debuted at the Vienna State Opera. In 1956 he debuted at Covent Garden, as Count Almaviva in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, and at the Salzburg Festival, as Arbace in Mozart’s Idomeneo; in 1958, at Bayreuth, as Amfortas in Wagner’s Parsifal; in 1959, at the Paris Opera, as Wolfram in Wagner’s Tannhäuser; in 1960, at both La Scala and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, as Count Almaviva; and, in January 1961, at the Metropolitan Opera, as Wolfram. Inhabitants according to official census figures: 1800 to 2005 Vienna in 1858 Vienna (German: Wien ) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Ruggiero Leoncavallo (March 8, 1857 - August 9, 1919) was an Italian opera composer. ... Pagliacci (Clowns) is an opera in two acts written and composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo. ... The Floral Hall of the Royal Opera House The Royal Opera House is a performing arts venue in London. ... Le nozze di Figaro ossia la folle giornata (Trans: ), K. 492, is an opera buffa (comic opera) composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais, Le mariage de Figaro (1784). ... The Salzburg Festival is a prominent music festival in the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ... Idomeneo, re di Creta ossia Ilia e Idamante (Italian: Idomeneo, King of Crete, or, Ilia and Idamante; usually referred to simply as Idomeneo, K. 366) is an Italian opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ... The Bayreuth Festspielhaus (Bayreuth Festival Theatre) is an opera house built to the north of the town of Bayreuth in Germany, dedicated to the performance of Richard Wagners operas. ... Amalie Materna Emil Scaria and Hermann Winkelmann in the 1882 premiere production of Parsifal Parsifal is an opera in three acts by Richard Wagner. ... Front under winter sun, photography by Eric Pouhier The auditorium The Grand Staircase The Palais Garnier ( ) is an opera house, a grand landmark at the northern end of the Avenue de lOpéra in the IXe arrondissement of Paris. ... In the Venusberg by John Collier, 1901: a gilded setting that is distinctly Italian quattrocento. ... The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, by night. ... The Lyric Opera of Chicago is one of the leading opera companies in the United States. ... The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, seen from Lincoln Center Plaza A full house at the old Metropolitan Opera House, seen from the rear of the stage, at the Metropolitan Opera House for a concert by pianist Józef Hofmann, November 28, 1937. ...

In 1963 he was awarded the title Kammersänger. In 1980 he created the role of Joseph in Einem’s Jesu Hochzeit. Gottfried von Einem (1918–) was an Austrian composer living in Germany. ...

In 1987 he became director of the Vienna Volksoper. In 1991 he became co-director of the Vienna State Opera, a position he held at the time of his death.

Waechter appears on at least six opera recordings that enjoy classic status:

• as Faninal in Walter Legge's 1956 production of Der Rosenkavalier with the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Herbert von Karajan and starring Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Teresa Stich-Randall, Ljuba Welitsch, Otto Edelmann, and Nicolai Gedda (EMI 7243 5 67869 2 9 (3CD)
• as Donner in John Culshaw's 1958 production of Das Rheingold with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Georg Solti and starring Kirsten Flagstad, George London, and Gustav Neidlinger (Decca 028945555621)
• in the title role of Legge's 1959 production of Don Giovanni with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini and starring Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Joan Sutherland, Graziella Sciutti, Luigi Alva, Gottlob Frick, Giuseppe Taddei, and Piero Cappuccilli (EMI 7243 5 67869 2 9 (3CD)
• as the Count in Legge's production of Capriccio, conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch and featuring Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Hans Hotter, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Anna Moffo (EMI, 1959)
• as Kurwenal in Tristan und Isolde conducted at the Bayreuth festival by Karl Böhm (Deutsche Grammophon, 1966), alongside Birgit Nilsson, Wolfgang Windgassen, Christa Ludwig and Martti Talvela
• as John the Baptist in Salome, conducted by Georg Solti, with Birgit Nilsson and Gerhard Stolze (Decca Records)

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External link

• "Eberhard Wächter" at allmusic.com