Originally a locksmith, he studied voice in Essen, Mannheim and Milano; during his studies, he already sang as a
chorister in Essen and Gelsenkirchen, at which latter theater he was promoted to soloist in 1962. He started with lyrical roles
like Don Ottavio or Lyonel, and gradually worked his way to Don Carlo.
1972–75, he sang in Karlsruhe, 1974–79 in Hannover. He was now specializing in Wagner's heroes, and sang them –
as a guest – most everywhere, into the 1980s: La Scala, Trieste, Marseille, Toulouse, Lyon, Zürich, Barcelona, Seattle,
Brussels, Lisbon, São Paulo, Munich, Paris... you name it.
Reference: Isoldes Liebestod