About Wolfgang Rennert
Lived 1922 – 2012 (aged 89). Wolfgang Rennert was a German conductor and conducting.
Wolfgang Rennert (1 April 1922 – 24 March 2012) was a German conductor. He focused on opera, at the Oper Frankfurt, Staatsoper Berlin, Mannheim National Theatre and the Semperoper, among others. He premiered operas, such as Louise Talma's Die Alkestiade in Frankfurt, and Rainer Kunad's Sabellicus in East Berlin. Regarded as a specialist in Mozart, Wagner and Strauss, he was a guest conductor at international opera houses including the Royal Opera House in London, the San Francisco Opera and the Dallas Opera.
Career Born in Cologne, Rennert was the youngest son of the district school councillor Alfred Traugott Rennert (born 1879) and Adelheid Rennert, née Nettesheim.
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Who was Wolfgang Rennert?
German conductor (1922-2012)
When was Wolfgang Rennert born?
Wolfgang Rennert was born on 1 April 1922 in Cologne.
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Wolfgang Rennert died on 24 March 2012 in Berlin.
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Wolfgang Rennert was a conductor and conducting.
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Wolfgang Rennert was German.
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