Richard Holm

Richard Holm (3 August 1912 – 20 July 1988) was a German operatic tenor, particularly associated with Mozart, though he sang a wide range of roles. Born in Stuttgart, where he studied with Rudolf Ritter, he made his debut at the Kiel Opera House in 1937. After engagements in Nuremberg and Hamburg, he joined the Munich State Opera in 1948, where he established himself as a distinguished Mozartian singer, performing Belmonte, Idamante, Tito, Tamino. Other roles included Serse, Jacquino, David, Alfredo, Rodolfo, Pinkerton. He created the role of Wallenstein in Hindemith's Harmonie der Welt in 1957. He made guest appearances at the Salzburg Festival, the Glyndebourne Festival, the Royal Opera House in London, La Scala in Milan, and the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He was also very active in concert and enjoyed considerable success in operetta, as well as contemporary works such as Gottfried von Einem's Dantons Tod and Benjamin Britten's Death in Venice. He taught at the Munich Music Academy. Holm died in Munich at the age of 75.

Birth and Death Data: Born Stuttgart (city on the Neckar river and capital of the federal state Baden-Württemberg, Germany), Died July 20, 1988 (Munich (capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany) )

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal

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Recordings

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Holm, Richard," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/321622.

Holm, Richard. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/321622.

"Holm, Richard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.