Obituary: Bass-Baritone Hartmut Welker Dies at 84
On Sept. 12, 2026 Bass-Baritone Hartmut Welker died at the age of 84. On Oct. 27, 1941, Welker was born in Velbert and before he decided to study singing, he learned and practiced the profession as a toolmaker. At the age of 28, he began studying singing at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln and made his stage debut {…}
