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Bass, Soloist

Franz-Josef Selig

German · 1962

Franz-Josef Selig, born in Mayen in 1962, is one of the most distinguished German basses of his generation, celebrated above all in the noble Wagner bass roles (King Marke in Tristan und Isolde and Gurnemanz in Parsifal foremost among them) as well as Sarastro, Rocco and Fiesco. Trained in Cologne, he has sung at the world’s leading houses and festivals, prized for the warmth, depth and dignity of his voice.

With

London Symphony Orchestra

Performs in

Past guides

Sources 3

  1. London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano: Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde, Barbican Cited in Pappano Conducts Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  2. Franz-Josef Selig, Wikipedia Cited in Pappano Conducts Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. Accessed 30 September 2026.
  3. Franz-Josef Selig, IMG Artists Cited in Pappano Conducts Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. Accessed 30 September 2026.