Hermann Prey

Hermann Prey was a truly versatile performer -- aside from lieder, sacred music, operetta, and opera, toward the end of his career he became a beloved television host and comedian in his native Germany. He was a particularly warm and genial recitalist, and was known for varying his lieder interpretations according to the moods and reactions he picked up from the audience. Such lieder performances were at the core of his work as a singer, although he was also a gifted actor on the opera stage, and was noted for his very human, rather than buffoonish interpretation of Beckmesser...