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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau(1925-2012)

  • Actor
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was born on 28 May 1925 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Children of Men (2006), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) and The Marriage of Figaro (1976). He was married to Julia Varady, Christina Pugel-Schule, Ruth Leuwerik and Irmgard Poppen. He died on 18 May 2012 in Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany.
BornMay 28, 1925
DiedMay 18, 2012(86)
BornMay 28, 1925
DiedMay 18, 2012(86)
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    • 5 wins & 20 nominations total

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Known for

Children of Men (2006)
Children of Men
7.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2006
Jude Law, Matt Damon, and Gwyneth Paltrow in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
7.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 1999
Mirella Freni and Hermann Prey in The Marriage of Figaro (1976)
The Marriage of Figaro
8.3
  • Il Conte di Almaviva
  • 1976
Elektra (1981)
Elektra
8.5
  • Orest
  • 1981

Credits

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Actor

  • La jeune fille et la mort (1996)
    La jeune fille et la mort
    TV Movie
    • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
    • 1996
  • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: La voix de l'âme (1995)
    Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: La voix de l'âme
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • 1995
  • Elektra (1981)
    Elektra
    8.5
    • Orest
    • 1981
  • Das Käthchen von Heilbronn oder: Die Feuerprobe
    TV Movie
    • Kaiser
    • 1981
  • Mirella Freni and Hermann Prey in The Marriage of Figaro (1976)
    The Marriage of Figaro
    8.3
    • Il Conte di Almaviva
    • 1976
  • Die Zauberflöte (1973)
    Die Zauberflöte
    8.9
    TV Movie
    • Sprecher
    • 1973
  • Novae de infinito laudes
    TV Movie
    • Baß
    • 1972
  • Don Carlo
    TV Movie
    • Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa
    • 1965
  • Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos (1965)
    Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
    TV Movie
    • Marchese von Posa
    • 1965
  • Die Frau ohne Schatten
    TV Movie
    • Barak, der Färber
    • 1963
  • Die Hochzeit des Figaro
    TV Movie
    • Il Conte Almaviva
    • 1963
  • Don Giovanni (1961)
    Don Giovanni
    TV Movie
    • Don Giovanni
    • 1961
  • Arabella
    TV Movie
    • Mandryka
    • 1960

Music Department

  • Nastassja Kinski, Herbert Grönemeyer, and Rolf Hoppe in Spring Symphony (1983)
    Spring Symphony
    6.1
    • musician
    • 1983

Soundtrack

  • Lettera a un condannato (2025)
    Lettera a un condannato
    Short
    • performer: "Kindertotenlieder, III. Wenn dein Mütterlein tritt zur Tür herein"
    • 2025
  • Mathieu Kassovitz in The Bureau (2015)
    The Bureau
    8.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "Harold en Italie - Symphonie Op. 16 - Marche des Pèlerins"
    • 2020
  • Until the Birds Return (2017)
    Until the Birds Return
    6.3
    • performer: "Ich habe genug" (Cantata BWV 82)
    • 2017
  • Isabelle Huppert and Roman Kolinka in Things to Come (2016)
    Things to Come
    6.9
    • performer: "Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D. 774"
    • 2016
  • Alexis Loret in J'aurais voulu que tu sois là (2013)
    J'aurais voulu que tu sois là
    Short
    • performer: "Schwanengesang: Ständchen"
    • 2013
  • Children of Men (2006)
    Children of Men
    7.9
    • performer: "Kindertotenlieder: Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n"
    • 2006
  • Jude Law, Matt Damon, and Gwyneth Paltrow in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
    The Talented Mr. Ripley
    7.4
    • performer: "Mache Dich, Mein Herze, Rein"
    • 1999
  • Gérard Depardieu, Carole Bouquet, and Josiane Balasko in Too Beautiful for You (1989)
    Too Beautiful for You
    6.6
    • performer: "MESSE EN MI BEMOL MAJEUR D 950: Sanctus"
    • 1989
  • War Requiem (1989)
    War Requiem
    6.6
    • Soundtrack ("War Requiem, Op. 66")
    • 1989
  • Michael J. Fox in Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
    Bright Lights, Big City
    5.7
    • writer: "Nun Will Die Sonn' So Hell Aufgehn" from "Kindertotenlieder"
    • 1988
  • La huella del crimen (1985)
    La huella del crimen
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "Symphony No. 4 in E minor Op. 98"
    • 1985
  • Nicolas Silberg and Hélène Surgère in Drugstore Romance (1979)
    Drugstore Romance
    7.2
    • performer: "Requiem Opus 48"
    • 1979
  • Nathalie Baye and Philippe Léotard in The Mouth Agape (1974)
    The Mouth Agape
    7.3
    • Soundtrack ("COSI FAN TUTTE")
    • 1974

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 28, 1925
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • May 18, 2012
    • Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany(in his sleep)
  • Spouses
      Julia Varady1978 - May 18, 2012 (his death)
  • Other works
    He performed Benjamin Britten's opera, "War Requiem" at his premiere.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 3 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Opera, lieder, cantata and oratorio singer.
  • Trademarks
      Soft, light, high-baritone voice

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