Hans Braun (baritone)

Hans Braun (14 May 1917 – 2 Mai 1992) was an Austrian operatic baritone.

Life

Born in Vienna, Braun was a member of the Peterlini-Sängerknaben. He studied with Hermann Gallos and Hans Duhan at the Wiener Musikakademie. He had his debut in 1938. From 1943 to 1945 he had an engagement at the Stadttheater of Königsberg (today's Kaliningrad) and afterwards he became a member of the Vienna State Opera to which he belonged until 1979.

Braun made guest appearances at many European opera houses such as London, Milan, Naples, Florence, Berlin, Munich and Hamburg, and also appeared at the Salzburg and the Bayreuth Festivals.

Braun entered into a short-term marriage with his professional colleague Dagmar Hermann.

Braun died in Vienna at age 74. He was buried at the Vienna Central Cemetery (31A-2-34).

Honours

• 1965: Österreichisches Ehrenkreuz für Wissenschaft und Kunst I. Klasse
• 1977: Honorary member of the Vienna State Opera

Further reading

• K. J. Kutsch, Leo Riemens: Großes Sängerlexikon. Original edition. K. G. Saur, Bern, 1993, first volume A–L, Sp. 361, ISBN 3-907820-70-3
• Uwe Harten: Braun, Hans. In Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon. Online-edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5; Print edition: volume 1, edition of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0.

External links

• Literature by and about Hans Braun in the German National Library catalogue
• Hans Braun on OPERISSIMO
• Hans Braun on WISO