René Kollo

René Kollo

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1937-11-20 (86 years old)

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Biography

René Kollo (born 20 November 1937) is a German operatic tenor, especially known for his Wagnerian Heldentenor roles. He also performed a wide variety of operas and operettas, and made several recordings. Born René Kollodzieyski in Berlin, he grew up in Wyk auf Föhr. He attended a photography school in Hamburg, although he had always been interested in music, particularly conducting. He did not begin to perform (as a self-taught drummer) until the mid-50s. He played in jazz clubs and studied acting with Else Bongers in Berlin. To prepare for musical roles, he studied with Elsa Varena, who quickly recognized that he had an unusual gift.

He signed his first recording contract at 20 and recorded popular hits. He made his operatic debut in Braunschweig in 1965 in three Stravinsky one-act operas: Mavra, Renard, and Oedipus Rex. He stayed in Braunschweig for two years, singing most of the lyric tenor repertoire. In 1967, he went to the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, still singing lyric roles.

He was guest soloist in Munich, Frankfurt, Milan (La Scala, in Arabella, 1970; Das Rheingold, 1973; Fidelio, 1978; and Lohengrin, 1981), and Lisbon. He began his now legendary association with Wagner and his Heldentenor roles at the Bayreuth Festival in 1969, where he sang the Helmsman in Der fliegende Holländer. The major Wagnerian roles followed in quick succession: Erik in 1970, Lohengrin in 1971, Walter in 1973, Parsifal in 1975, Siegfried in 1976, Tristan and Tannhäuser in 1981. He has since sung these roles at major opera houses throughout the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, where he was seen in Lohengrin (1976, conducted by James Levine) and Ariadne auf Naxos (1979).

He has also directed Parsifal in Darmstadt in 1986 and Tiefland by Eugen d'Albert in Ulm in 1991.

He also has sung non-Wagnerian roles, including Hermann in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades, Florestan in Fidelio, Britten's Peter Grimes, and Verdi's Otello. In fact, he has an unusually wide repertoire for a Heldentenor. Other tenor roles he sang were that of Count Danilo, in Herbert von Karajan's 1972–1973 recording of Franz Lehár's operetta The Merry Widow, with Elizabeth Harwood and Teresa Stratas, and Prince Edwin in the 1971 film of Emmerich Kálmán's operetta Die Csárdásfürstin with Anna Moffo and Dagmar Koller.

Kollo has not confined himself to grand opera, but made many television appearances, singing lighter repertoire, including an operetta he composed himself. He has also composed and written text for numerous songs, following in the steps of both his father and his grandfather, who were operetta composers. He retired from singing in 2013 at the age of 75.

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Filmography

all 78

self 58

TV Shows 50

Movies 28

Self
Schlager-Spaß

Schlager-Spaß (2018)

TV
Self
Wer weiß denn sowas?

Wer weiß denn sowas? (2015)

TV
5.67
Self
MDR um 4

MDR um 4 (2014)

TV
Haushofmeister
Ariadne Auf Naxos

Ariadne Auf Naxos (2012)

Movie
Aegisth
Elektra

Elektra (2010)

Movie
Self
Wagner's Master Singer, Hitler's Siegfried - The Life and Times of Max

Wagner's Master Singer, Hitler's Siegfried - The Life and Times of Max (2008)

Movie
Matteo
Arabella: Wiener Philharmoniker

Arabella: Wiener Philharmoniker (2008)

Movie
self
Thadeusz

Thadeusz (2005)

TV
Self
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel

Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel (2004)

TV
Self
West.art am Sonntag

West.art am Sonntag (2003)

TV
Self
Dagmar Berghoffs Wunschkonzert

Dagmar Berghoffs Wunschkonzert (2001)

TV
self
Die WIB-Schaukel

Die WIB-Schaukel (2001)

TV
Self
Menschen der Woche

Menschen der Woche (2000)

TV
Self
Volle Kanne

Volle Kanne (1999)

TV
Self
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show

Die Johannes B. Kerner Show (1998)

TV
Self
Leute heute

Leute heute (1997)

TV
Self
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio (1994)

TV
Self
Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen

Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen (1994)

TV
Tristan
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (1993)

Movie
Tannhäuser (Tannhäuser highlights performed by)
Meeting Venus

Meeting Venus (1991)

Movie
Self - Singer
Musik liegt in der Luft

Musik liegt in der Luft (1991)

TV
Self
DAS!

DAS! (1991)

TV
Self
Deutsche Weihnacht

Deutsche Weihnacht (1989)

Movie
Self - Singer
Flitterabend

Flitterabend (1988)

TV
Self
Nachtcafé

Nachtcafé (1987)

TV
Self
ZDF-Fernsehgarten

ZDF-Fernsehgarten (1986)

TV
Self
Da Capo

Da Capo (1986)

TV
Weißblaue Geschichten

Weißblaue Geschichten (1984)

TV
Tristan
Tristan und Isolde

Tristan und Isolde (1983)

Movie
Self (tenor)
Bernstein Beethoven The Piano Concertos

Bernstein Beethoven The Piano Concertos (1982)

Movie
Self
Wortwechsel

Wortwechsel (1982)

TV
Self
Wetten, dass..?

Wetten, dass..? (1981)

TV
Self
Tag des deutschen Schlagers

Tag des deutschen Schlagers (1981)

TV
Self
Heut' abend

Heut' abend (1980)

TV
Self - Musician
Die Pyramide

Die Pyramide (1979)

TV
Self
NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show (1979)

TV
Florestan, ein Gefangener
Beethoven Fidelio

Beethoven Fidelio (1978)

Movie
Self
SOKO 5113

SOKO 5113 (1978)

TV
Self - Tenor
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1977

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 1977 (1977)

Movie
Self
Beethoven Symphony No. 9

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (1977)

Movie
Self - Singer / Singer
Auf los geht's los

Auf los geht's los (1977)

TV
Himself
Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal

Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal (1976)

Movie
Self
Kölner Treff

Kölner Treff (1976)

TV
Hans
Prodaná nevěsta

Prodaná nevěsta (1976)

Movie
Oedipus
The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology

The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology (1976)

Movie
Singer
Ein Walzer zu zweien

Ein Walzer zu zweien (1975)

Movie
Paris
Die schöne Helena

Die schöne Helena (1975)

Movie
Self
Musik ist Trumpf

Musik ist Trumpf (1975)

TV
Self
III nach neun

III nach neun (1974)

TV
Prinz Sou-Chong
The Land of Smiles

The Land of Smiles (1974)

Movie
Self
Der große Preis

Der große Preis (1974)

TV
Graf Tasso
Gräfin Mariza

Gräfin Mariza (1974)

Movie
Graf Zedlau
Wiener Blut

Wiener Blut (1972)

Movie
Self (tenor)
Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction

Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction (1972)

Movie
Self / Self - Musician
Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre

Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre (1971)

TV
Edwin Ronald
Gypsy Princess

Gypsy Princess (1971)

Movie
Self / Self - Candidate
Dalli Dalli

Dalli Dalli (1971)

TV
Self
Drei mal neun

Drei mal neun (1970)

TV
Self
Erkennen Sie die Melodie?

Erkennen Sie die Melodie? (1970)

TV
Self
ZDF Werkstatt

ZDF Werkstatt (1970)

TV
Self
Unsere kleine Show

Unsere kleine Show (1969)

TV
Self
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten

Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten (1969)

TV
Self
Von uns für Sie

Von uns für Sie (1966)

TV
Self
Goldene Kamera Verleihung

Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1966)

TV
Self
Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen

Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen (1964)

TV
self
Musikauktion

Musikauktion (1964)

TV
Self
Die Drehscheibe

Die Drehscheibe (1964)

TV
Self
Einer wird gewinnen

Einer wird gewinnen (1964)

TV
Self
Ein Lied für Kopenhagen

Ein Lied für Kopenhagen (1964)

Movie
Self
Zwischenmahlzeit

Zwischenmahlzeit (1963)

TV
Barkeeper
So liebt und küsst man in Tirol

So liebt und küsst man in Tirol (1961)

Movie
Self
Musik aus Studio B

Musik aus Studio B (1961)

TV
Solang noch Untern Linden

Solang noch Untern Linden (1958)

Movie
Self
Zum blauen Bock

Zum blauen Bock (1957)

TV
self
Was bin ich?

Was bin ich? (1955)

TV
Self
Ouverture 1912 - The Deutsche Oper Berlin

Ouverture 1912 - The Deutsche Oper Berlin

Movie
Der Tenor/Bacchus
Strauss:  Ariadne Auf Naxos

Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos

Movie
Traveller (archived footage)
Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion

Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1937-11-20 (86 years old)

Birth Place
Berlin, Germany

Father
Willi Kollo

Citizenships
Germany

Also Known As
René Viktor Kollodzieyski

Awards
Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Paul-Lincke-Ring, Goldene Stimmgabel, Berliner Bär


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