Martin Egel

Biography

Martin Egel (born 17 January 1944) is a German bass-baritone in opera and concert, who made an international career. He appeared at the Bayreuth Festival from 1975 to 1986. He is also a speaker for television and recordings.

Egel was born in Freiburg im Breisgau as the son of the contralto singer Marga Höffgen and the choral conductor Theodor Egel. He studied voice in Frankfurt and Basel and made his stage debut at the Theater Basel in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro in 1973, and remained a member of the ensemble to 1980.

At the Bayreuth Festival, Egel appeared from 1975 to 1986, including as Donner in the Jahrhundertring from 1977 to 1980. He was a guest at major opera houses in Germany and E...