Klaus Staeck, president of the German Academy of Arts, said his contribution
to the German art song was “phenomenal” and that “his
performances of some of the great role in opera history shaped the culture
of singing.”
One of the highlights of his career was his participation in the first
performance of Benjamin Britten’s “War Requiem”, commissioned for
the reconsecration of Coventry Cathedral, destroyed during World War II.
He also played a major role in invigorating the Salzburg festival before
ending his career at the end of 1992.
The state governor of Bavaria, Horst Seehofer, hailed him as a “world-renowned
artist” and “a once-in-a-century phenomenon”.
News weekly Spiegel said: “His interpretation of Schubert’s Winter’s
Journey is still now considered the standard. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was
one of the greatest classical singers of the 20th century.”
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