Eugen Gura

Eugen Gura (8 November 1842 – 26 August 1906) was a German operatic baritone.

Gura was born in Nové Sedlo, Louny District, Bohemia (now in the Czech Republic).

In 1865, he made his debut at the Munich opera, and in the following years he gained the highest reputation in Germany, being engaged principally at Leipzig till 1876 and then at Hamburg until 1883.

[1] He sang in 1876 in Wagner's Ring at Bayreuth, and was famous for his Wagnerian roles; his Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, as performed in London in 1882, was magnificent.

[1] In later years, he showed the perfection of art in his singing of German Lieder.

Photograph of Eugen Gura, [ca. 1859–1870]. Carte de Visite Collection, Boston Public Library.
Eugen Gura, [ca. 1859–1870]. Carte de Visite Collection, Boston Public Library.
Eugen Gura as Donner in the August 1876 Bayreuth performance of "Das Rheingold", 1876, Cabinet Card Collection, Boston Public Library
Eugen Gura as Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg , 1882