Paul Kuen (8 April 1910, Sulzberg – 1997) was a German operatic tenor particularly known for his portrayals of character roles such as Mime in Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen. He had originally wanted to be an organ-builder, but then studied singing with Heinrich Knote and Adalbert Ebner in Munich.

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  • Paul Kuen (8 April 1910, Sulzberg – 1997) was a German operatic tenor particularly known for his portrayals of character roles such as Mime in Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen. He had originally wanted to be an organ-builder, but then studied singing with Heinrich Knote and Adalbert Ebner in Munich. He made his stage debut at the State Theatre in Konstanz in 1933 and went on to sing in many European opera houses, including Bayreuth where he sang from 1951-1957, Salzburg, the Vienna State Opera, the Bavarian State Opera and London's Royal Opera House. He made his debut at the New York Metropolitan Opera on 16 December 1961 as Mime in Das Rheingold. He also sang Mime in the Met's 1962 Siegfried and the multiple roles of Andrès, Cochenille, Pitichinaccio, and Frantz in the company's 1962 production of Les contes d'Hoffmann. A Kammersänger of the Federal Republic of Germany, Paul Kuen taught singing following his retirement from the operatic stage. Amongst his pupils were the noted Lieder singer, Christian Gerhaher. In 1976 he published his autobiography, Allgäuer Lausbub erobert die Bühnen der Welt (A rascal from Allgäu conquers the stages of the world).
  • Paul Kuën war ein deutscher Charaktertenor. Er studierte in München und debütierte 1933 in Konstanz. 1951-1957 war er bei den Bayreuther Festspielen der Dauerinhaber der Rolle des Mime, die er ebenfalls 1958 für Georg Soltis Studio-Rheingold aufnahm. Als Charaktertenor wurde Kuën weltweit für seine auch in den höchsten Tonlagen (und in fortgeschrittenem Alter) äußerst flexible und von der Komik her exzellent kontrollierten Stimme gefeiert. International waren Kuëns Rivalen Julius Patzak und Gerhard Unger; vom Stil und Repertoire her sind seine Erben (die allerdings bösartigeren) Gerhard Stolze und Heinz Zednik
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  • Paul Kuen (8 April 1910, Sulzberg – 1997) was a German operatic tenor particularly known for his portrayals of character roles such as Mime in Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen. He had originally wanted to be an organ-builder, but then studied singing with Heinrich Knote and Adalbert Ebner in Munich.
  • Paul Kuën war ein deutscher Charaktertenor. Er studierte in München und debütierte 1933 in Konstanz. 1951-1957 war er bei den Bayreuther Festspielen der Dauerinhaber der Rolle des Mime, die er ebenfalls 1958 für Georg Soltis Studio-Rheingold aufnahm. Als Charaktertenor wurde Kuën weltweit für seine auch in den höchsten Tonlagen (und in fortgeschrittenem Alter) äußerst flexible und von der Komik her exzellent kontrollierten Stimme gefeiert.
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  • Paul Kuen
  • Paul Kuën
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