Robert Burg

Robert Burg (29 March 18909 February 1946), real name Robert Bartl, was a German baritone in opera, concert and recital. He belonged to the opera in Dresden for almost three decades, where he shaped the revival of Verdi operas. He performed in world premieres including the title roles of Busoni's Doktor Faust and Hindemith's Cardillac. Burg also appeared regularly at the Bayreuth Festival and gave international guest performances.

Life Robert Bartl was born in Prague as the son of a pianist. During his studies of mathematics there, he took singing lessons with the baritone Hans Pokorny.

He made his stage debut in Aussig in 1914 as Valentin in Gounod's Faust. In the 1915–16 season, he performed at the German Theatre in Prague and at the Theater Augsburg. When he appeared in the title role of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov in 1923, the opera was finally established in the repertoire of German opera houses.