San Francisco Opera 2006-2007
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Tristan und Isolde
Richard Wagner
Dramatic Bass role.

The King of Cornwall, he is engaged to Isolde.
Year
Artist
1927
Fred Patton
1933
1936
1937
1939
1945
1947
1949
1950
1953
1967
Joseph Greindl
1970
Giorgio Tozzi
King Marke
San Francisco Opera King Marke History
1974
1980
Simon Estes
1991
Alfred Muff
1998-1999
Victor von Halem
Kurt Moll
Ezio Pinza
Emanuel List
Alexander Kipnis
Ludwig Hofmann
Lorenzo Alvary
1950
Lorenzo Alvary
Desire Liget
Mihaly Szekely
Dezso Ernster
1937
Emanuel List
1953
Desire Liget
Dezso Ernster
1974 * Kurt Moll, the huge and handsome-voice Marke, was merely the most impressive Wagnerian bass in a quarter century.
* Bloomfield-50 Years of SFO/ 1922-1978    The San Francisco Opera.
Mir dies?
Aria Data Base for King Marke
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2006
Kristinn Sigmundsson
1980 * Simon Estes as King Marke
Kristinn Sigmundsson * 2006 - a missing component didn't become obvious until Kristinn Sigmundsson appeared to sing the part of King Marke. His musical-drama totality brought to mind the great Hans Hotter himself. Beyond its enormous musical value, Sigmundsson's performance also added an element of believability to the production. This indeed was a mighty ruler brought low by betrayal and the resulting pain. In an unintended way, Sigmundsson showed up the others, even the vocally superb Brewer, for their relative lack of emotional credibility. After Marke's aria, both Brewer and Moser went up another significant notch in authenticity./ Review