Helge Rosvaenge

Helge Rosvaenge stood atop the heap of dramatic tenors in Central Europe for more than three decades. An unusual measure of vocal longevity sustained his popularity at several important venues (especially in Vienna) and lent his name a legendary aura even as his career remained an active one. With firmly concentrated lower and middle registers and a powerful, blossoming top, he was well-suited for a broad repertory from Mozart to Verdi to Strauss. While recordings of arias from Wagner's Die Meistersinger reveal an exemplary blend of thrust and lyricism, Rosvaenge wisely limite...