Erich Wenk
| Erich Wenk | |
|---|---|
| Born |
12 August 1923 Königsberg, Germany |
| Died | 30 March 2012 (aged 88) Lohmar, Germany |
| Occupation | Classical bass-baritone |
| Organization | Musikhochschule Köln |
Erich Wenk (12 August 1923 – 30 March 2012) was a German bass-baritone singer in opera and especially in concert. He was a professor of voice at the Musikhochschule Köln.
Wenk was born in Königsberg. In 1957 he performed the Liebesliederwalzer by Johannes Brahms on a tour through Germany with Erna Berger, Gertrude Pitzinger and Walther Ludwig. He recorded the part of Don Fernando in Beethoven's Fidelio for the NDR, conducted by Carl Bamberger, with Gladys Kuchta and Julius Patzak in leading roles. In 1960, he sang the part of nobleman from Genova in a recording of Franz Schreker's Die Gezeichneten of the NDR, with Thomas Stewart and Evelyn Lear in leading roles, conducted by Winfried Zillig. In 1967, he recorded Georg Philipp Telemann's Pimpinone with the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, alongside Yvonne Ciannella.
Wenk appeared in oratorios such as Haydn's Die Schöpfung and Ein Deutsches Requiem by Brahms, performed by the Städtischer Musikverein Gütersloh and the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie in 1959, conducted by Mattias Büchel. In 1967 he sang in Frank Martin's In terra pax, in 1968 in Bach's Christmas Oratorio. In 1979, he performed the title role of Mendelssohn's Elias with the Rheingauer Kantorei and the Radiosinfonieorchester Frankfurt, in the Rheingauer Dom in Geisenheim and the Marktkirche Wiesbaden, alongside soprano Klesie Kelly.
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