Wolfgang Neumann

Wolfgang Neumann (born 20 June 1945) is an Austrian internationally known operatic heldentenor, who specialized in the operas of Richard Wagner.

Born in Waiern, part of Feldkirchen in Kärnten, Austria, he began his career as a baritone, but following a period of transition, he made his debut as a tenor in 1971 at Bielefeld Opera as Max in Der Freischütz.

In 1998, he made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in the title role of Siegfried, with Sir Donald McIntyre, and James Levine conducting.

That same year, he sang Siegfried in Götterdämmerung, and returned in that role for complete versions of Der Ring des Nibelungen (2000).

Also in Neumann's repertoire were the roles of Rienzi, Erik (Der fliegende Holländer), Lohengrin, Loge, Siegmund, Tristan, Parsifal, Hermann (Pique dame), Canio (Pagliacci), Herod (Salome), the Kaiser (Die Frau ohne Schatten), and Bacchus (Ariadne auf Naxos).