Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Born: Albert Dietrich Fischer, 28 May 1925, Berlin, Germany

Died: 18 May 2012 (aged 86), Berg, Upper Bavaria, Germany

[b]Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau[/b] was a German lyric baritone & bass vocalist and conductor. Brother of [a1748680].

He was married to [a=Irmgard Poppen] from 1949 to her death in 1963. Their children were [a6872947], [a7020661], and [a2251450]. He subsequently married [a=Ruth Leuwerik] from 1965 to their divorce in 1967 and Christina Pugel-Schule from 1968 to their divorce in 1975. He was survived by his fourth wife [a= Júlia Várady], whom he married in 1977.

His granddaughter is a German-French pianist [a11031467].