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'''Peter Roth-Ehrang''' (8 June 1925 – 28 December 1966) was a German operatic [[Bass (voice type)|bass]] and actor.

== Life ==
[[File:Grab Peter Roth-Ehrang FriedhofOhlsdorf (2).jpg|thumb|upright|{{center|Kissenstein Peter Roth-Ehrang, Friedhof Ohlsdorf}}]]
Born in [[Trier-Ehrang/Quint|Ehrang]], Roth-Ehrang came from a family of craftsmen; his father was a master printer. Before embarking on a full-time career as an artist, he was a trained surveyor. After his release from French captivity (May 1948), Roth-Ehrang trained his bass voice in [[Trier]] and [[Wiesbaden]]. He composed his stage name Peter Roth-Ehrang from his civil name Peter Roth and his hometown Ehrang.<ref>Willi Schmitt: ''Kammersänger und Schauspieler Peter Roth-Ehrang.'' In Ehranger Heimat e.V (ed.): ''Ehranger Heimat.'' 5th volume Jahrgänge 1964-1967, {{pp.|284|287}}.</ref>

Stations in his career were [[Theater Trier]], [[Anhaltisches Theater]], Municipal Opera in West Berlin, [[Leipzig Opera]], [[Hamburg State Opera]], German Festival in Central Germany, [[Bayreuth Festival]], Handel Festival in Hanover [[Herrenhausen]] and many guest performances in German and European cities.<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/peter-roth-ehrang-mn0002269021 Peter Roth-Ehrang] on AllMusic</ref>

Roth-Ehrang was also a TV actor.<ref>{{IMDb name|3755525}}</ref> In the television film ''{{Ill|Schwarzer Peter (Oper)|de|lt=Schwarzer Peter – Märchenoper für kleine und große Leute}}'' (1966) he played the [[broomsquire]] alongside [[Theo Lingen]], [[Brigitte Mira]] and [[Henry Vahl]].<ref>[http://www.filmportal.de/film/schwarzer-peter-maerchenoper-fuer-kleine-und-grosse-leute_b6f6372dc65b4241979cf44186053f3c Schwarzer Peter - Märchenoper für kleine und große Leute, BRD, 1966, director: Joachim Hess]</ref> Before he could start his guest performance contract at the [[Metropolitan Opera]] New York, he died in Hambourg at the age of 41 as a result of a heart attack.

His grave is located in the [[Ohlsdorf Cemetery]] in plan square Y 10 (southwest of ''Nordteich'').<ref>[http://www.ohlsdorf.familien-nachforschung.de/Roth-Erang_Peter/Roth-Erang_Peter.htm Internet-Gedenkseite für Peter Roth-Ehrang]</ref>

== Honours ==
Known as "Roth's Pitt" in his home town of Ehrang, a square was named after him. There, is a fountain with a bench and a commemorative plaque.<ref>[https://kulturdb.de/einobjekt.php?id=23267 Brunnen am Peter-Roth-Platz]</ref>

Since the 1970s, the opera singer [[Franz Grundheber]] has given a concert every five years with the Männergesangverein Rheinland-Ehrang to commemorate his [[Mentorship|mentor]] Peter Roth-Ehrang.<ref>[http://zumtv.de?3800867/ ''Trierischer Volksfreund'' from 24 February 2014: Franz Grundheber im Trierer Dreierpack]</ref>

== Recordings ==
* Richard Wagner: ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen]].'' Line Music, Hamburg 2011.
* [[Claudio Monteverdi]]: ''L’Orfeo.'' M.A.T. Music Theme Licensing / Membran Entertainment Group, Hamburg 2010?.
* [[Adolphe Adam]]: ''Si j’étais roi / Wenn ich König wär’.'' (Auswahl) EMI-Electrola, Cologne 2004.

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* Willi Schmitt: ''Kammersänger und Schauspieler Peter Roth-Ehrang.'' In Ehranger Heimat e. V. (ed.): ''Ehranger Heimat'', 5th volume, Jahrgänge 1964–1967, {{pp.|284|287}}.

== External links ==
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