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Fischer-Dieskau

American  
[fish-er-dee-skou, fish-uhr-dees-kou] / ˈfɪʃ ərˈdi skaʊ, ˈfɪʃ ərˈdis kaʊ /

noun

  1. Dietrich 1925–2012, German baritone.


Fischer-Dieskau British  
/ -ˈdiːskau /

noun

  1. Dietrich (ˈdiːtrɪç). 1925–2012, German baritone, noted particularly for his interpretation of Schubert's song cycles

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Bumbry’s casting in a staging that included stars Wolfang Windgassen, Victoria de los Angeles and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau resulted in 200 protest letters to the festival.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2023

In the past decade, he has assumed a preëminent position among German-speaking lieder singers and become the rightful heir to the almighty Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 11, 2019

Britten had chosen three singers as principal soloists, each representing a major power during World War II: Russian-born soprano Galina Vishnevskaya, British tenor Peter Pears and German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.

From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2019

Henze and his forces, which included famed baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, did, though, go into the recording studio.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2018

I’ve always loved the 1976 recording led by the eminent German conductor Eugen Jochum, with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau as Hans Sachs.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2015

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