Ernst Haefliger (July 6, 1919 – 17 March2007) was a Swisstenor. is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... This article is about Tenor vocalists in music. ...
Haefliger was born in Davos, Switzerland and studied at the Zürich Conservatory. He studied with Fernando Capri in Geneva and Julius Patzak in Vienna. Davos viewed from air Davos is a town in eastern Switzerland, in the canton of Graubünden, on the Landwasser River. ... For other uses of Zurich, see Zurich (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Geneva (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Vienna (disambiguation). ...
He had a lengthy and extensive international career and recorded many oratorios and operas. Starting in 1971, he taught at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Munich, Germany. For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ...
Haefliger died from acute heart failure on Saturday, 17 March2007, in Davos. is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...
The final teacher of ErnstHaefliger was Fernando Carpi, not Capri as originally stated in this article.
The distinguished Swiss tenorErnstHaefliger, who has died aged 87, was one of the most versatile singers of his time, equally at home in opera, oratorio and recital.
From 1952, Haefliger was resident at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin.
ErnstHaefliger studied at the Wettinger Seminary and the Zürich Conservatory.
ErnstHaefliger is applauded as one of the world's great Lieder singers, and his recitals have evoked the highest praise from critics throughout the world.
ErnstHaefliger was Professor of singing at the Munich Hochschule für Musik from 1971.