The New International Encyclopædia/Winkelmann, Hermann

WINKELMANN, Hermann (1845—). A German dramatic tenor, born in Brunswick. He adopted the profession of a singer after he had reached manhood. He made his début at Sondershausen, and then went to Darmstadt and Hamburg. He became identified with the Wagnerian drama in 1882, when he took the part of Parsifal at Bayreuth, with such success that he was engaged for the Imperial Opera at Vienna. Here he sang in Wagner's operas, with Madame Friedrich-Materna and Herr Scaria. The famous trio made a tour of the United States in 1884.