Marcel Cordes
Marcel Cordes | |
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Marcel Cordes, c. 1960 | |
| Born | Kurt Schumacher 11 March 1920 Stelzenberg, Germany |
| Died | 26 November 1992 (aged 72) Angerberg, Austria |
| Education | Musikhochschule Mannheim |
| Occupation | Operatic baritone |
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Marcel Cordes (born Kurt Schumacher, 11 March 1920 – 26 November 1992) was a German baritone in opera and concert. He was regarded as a leading baritone of German origin for Italian opera in the 1950s and 1960s. He appeared at major opera houses in Europe, and made recordings of complete operas and excerpts, including in 1956 the first complete recording of Carl Orff's Die Kluge.