Gottlob Frick
Gottlob Frick (28 July 1906 – 18 August 1994) was a German operatic bass. He was known for his wide repertory including Wagner and Mozart roles. Some of his most celebrated roles were Wagnerian villains such as Hunding and Hagen in Der Ring des Nibelungen, but others were noble characters like Sarastro in The Magic Flute or Gurnemanz in Parsifal or comic figures such as Osmin in Die Entführung aus dem Serail or Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor. He sang at the leading European opera houses in the 1950s and 1960s and recorded all his major roles. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Ölbronn-Dürrn (municipality in Germany), Died August 18, 1994 (Mühlacker (municipality in Germany) )
Roles Represented in DAHR: bass vocal
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Frick, Gottlob," accessed January 19, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/316503.
Frick, Gottlob. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 19, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/316503.
"Frick, Gottlob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 19 January 2026.
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LCNAR: Frick, Gottlob, 1906-1994 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81082526
Wikidata: Gottlob Frick - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q62555
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Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1449253 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1449253
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