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Hermann Prey(1929-1998)

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  • Soundtrack
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Hermann Prey was born on 11 July 1929 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Die Fledermaus (1983), The Marriage of Figaro (1976) and Hänsel und Gretel (1981). He was married to Barbara Pniok. He died on 22 July 1998 in Krailling, Bavaria, Germany.
BornJuly 11, 1929
DiedJuly 22, 1998(69)
BornJuly 11, 1929
DiedJuly 22, 1998(69)
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Hermann Prey in Die Fledermaus (1983)
Die Fledermaus
8.7
TV Movie
  • Gabriel von Eisenstein
  • 1983
Mirella Freni and Hermann Prey in The Marriage of Figaro (1976)
The Marriage of Figaro
8.3
  • Figaro
  • 1976
Hänsel und Gretel (1981)
Hänsel und Gretel
7.7
  • Peter
  • 1981
Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson in Hopscotch (1980)
Hopscotch
7.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 1980

Credits

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Actor

  • Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
    TV Special
    • Beckmesser
    • 1989
  • Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1984)
    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • Sixtus Beckmesser
    • 1984
  • Hermann Prey in Die Fledermaus (1983)
    Die Fledermaus
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • Gabriel von Eisenstein
    • 1983
  • Wunderland (1983)
    Wunderland
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Singer
    • 1983
  • Mein Bruder und ich
    TV Movie
    • Gunther Maria Thaler
    • Sigi Thaler
    • 1982
  • Hänsel und Gretel (1981)
    Hänsel und Gretel
    7.7
    • Peter
    • 1981
  • Die Fledermaus
    TV Movie
    • Gabriel von Eisenstein
    • 1977
  • Mirella Freni and Hermann Prey in The Marriage of Figaro (1976)
    The Marriage of Figaro
    8.3
    • Figaro
    • 1976
  • The Lively Arts (1969)
    The Lively Arts
    4.7
    TV Series
    • Baritone
    • Figaro
    • 1976
  • Zar und Zimmermann
    TV Movie
    • Zar Peter der Große alias Peter Michailow
    • 1975
  • Carmina burana (1975)
    Carmina burana
    8.4
    • Baryton
    • 1975
  • Der Wildschütz (1973)
    Der Wildschütz
    TV Movie
    • Graf von Eberbach
    • 1973
  • Der Barbier von Sevilla (1973)
    Der Barbier von Sevilla
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Figaro
    • 1973
  • Don Pasquale
    TV Movie
    • Dr. Malatesta
    • 1972
  • Eugen Onegin
    TV Movie
    • Eugen Onegin
    • 1972

Music Department

  • A próba (1982)
    A próba
    TV Movie
    • performer
    • 1982

Soundtrack

  • Automatic at Sea (2016)
    Automatic at Sea
    5.3
    • performer: "Die Zauberflöte: Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen"
    • 2016
  • Frau Müller muss weg! (2015)
    Frau Müller muss weg!
    6.2
    • performer: "Lass doch der Jugend ihren Lauf" (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, and Luciano Pavarotti in A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song (1992)
    A Christmas Celebration: Send Round the Song
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • performer: "O Tannenbaum"
    • 1992
  • Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
    The Metropolitan Opera Presents
    8.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "Die Fledermaus: Act II", "Die Zauberflöte: Papageno Aria"
    • 1991
  • Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson in Hopscotch (1980)
    Hopscotch
    7.1
    • performer: "Le nozze di Figaro: Non più andrai"
    • 1980
  • Nathalie Baye and Philippe Léotard in The Mouth Agape (1974)
    The Mouth Agape
    7.3
    • Soundtrack ("COSI FAN TUTTE")
    • 1974

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 11, 1929
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • July 22, 1998
    • Krailling, Bavaria, Germany(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Barbara PniokFebruary 13, 1954 - July 22, 1998 (his death, 3 children)

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