# Ferry Gruber > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ferry_Gruber > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ferry_Gruber.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferry_Gruber > Source revision: 1221011557 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Ferry Gruber** (28 September 1926 – 23 July 2004) was an Austrian-German [tenor](/source/Tenor) in opera and operetta. A member of both the [Bavarian State Opera](/source/Bavarian_State_Opera) and [Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz](/source/Staatstheater_am_G%C3%A4rtnerplatz) in Munich for half a century, he focused on roles of the [buffo](/source/Tenor) genre and operetta. He made recordings, appeared on radio and television, performed internationally at major opera houses and festivals, and worked also as an operetta director and a private voice teacher. He was a favourite with the audience, and received the title [Kammersänger](/source/Kammers%C3%A4nger). ## Career Born in Vienna, Gruber studied conducting at the [Wiener Musikakademie](/source/University_of_Music_and_Performing_Arts_Vienna) with [Hans Swarowsky](/source/Hans_Swarowsky) and [Hermann Gallos](/source/Hermann_Gallos).[1] He then worked as a choral conductor in Vienna, but soon turned to singing. He made his debut at the Staatstheater Lucerne in 1950 as Tamino in Mozart's *[Die Zauberflöte](/source/The_Magic_Flute)*.[1] He moved to the [Theater Basel](/source/Theater_Basel) and then went to the [Bavarian State Opera](/source/Bavarian_State_Opera) in Munich in 1954,[2] where his first role was Alfredo in Verdi's *[La traviata](/source/La_traviata)*. He turned to the buffo repertoire, such as Baron Lummer in *[Intermezzo](/source/Intermezzo_(opera))* by Richard Strauss, Benoît in Puccini's *[La bohème](/source/La_boh%C3%A8me)*, Dr. Blind in *[Die Fledermaus](/source/Die_Fledermaus)* by Johann Strauss), Ambrogio in Rossini's *[Il barbiere di Siviglia](/source/Il_barbiere_di_Siviglia)*, and Ferenc in Smetana's *[Die verkaufte Braut](/source/The_Bartered_Bride)*.[3] From the first year, Gruber also belonged to the ensemble of the [Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz](/source/Staatstheater_am_G%C3%A4rtnerplatz) there, specialising in operetta. He became one of the most popular and acclaimed singers of the house, along with [Harry Friedauer](/source/Harry_Friedauer). Among his opera and operetta partners were [Christine Görner](/source/Christine_G%C3%B6rner), [Margit Schramm](/source/Margit_Schramm), [Erika Köth](/source/Erika_K%C3%B6th), [Sári Barabás](/source/S%C3%A1ri_Barab%C3%A1s), [Dorothea Chryst](/source/Dorothea_Chryst), [Liselotte Ebnet](/source/Liselotte_Ebnet), Friedauer and [John van Kesteren](/source/John_van_Kesteren). Gruber was remembered as Monostatos in *Die Zauberflöte*. He appeared in Prokofiev's *[Die Liebe zu den drei Orangen](/source/The_Love_for_Three_Oranges)* with [Ingeborg Hallstein](/source/Ingeborg_Hallstein), staged in 1960 at the Theater am Gärtnerplatz by [Arno Assmann](/source/Arno_Assmann).[4] Gruber performed at the two Munich stages for 50 years,[3] and appeared as a guest at major opera houses in Europe. From 1960, he performed regularly at the [Volksoper](/source/Volksoper) in Vienna.[2] Gruber made several recordings with the conductor [Franz Marszalek](/source/Franz_Marszalek) for the broadcaster [Westdeutscher Rundfunk](/source/Westdeutscher_Rundfunk) in Cologne. He made numerous recordings of operas and operettas.[1][5] In addition, Gruber appeared in several operetta films and television broadcasts. He worked as an opera and operetta director from 1969 and gave private singing lessons.[1] He was awarded the title [Kammersänger](/source/Kammers%C3%A4nger).[1] Gruber died in Munich at the age of 77 and was buried in the cemetery of [Gräfelfing](/source/Gr%C3%A4felfing) near Munich.[6] ## Recordings Gruber's recordings include[1][5] - Lehár: *[Das Land des Lächelns](/source/Das_Land_des_L%C3%A4chelns)* (as Graf Gustav von Pottenstein/Gustl) - Lehár: *[Die lustige Witwe](/source/The_Merry_Widow)* (as Njegus) - Orff: *[Die Kluge](/source/Die_Kluge)* (as first vagabond) - Orff: *[Der Mond](/source/Der_Mond)* (as third rascal) - Puccini: *[Madama Butterfly](/source/Madama_Butterfly)* (as Goro) - Johann Strauss: *[Die Fledermaus](/source/Die_Fledermaus)* (as Dr. Blind) ## References 1. ["Ferry Gruber"](https://www.musiklexikon.ac.at/ml/musik_G/Gruber_Ferry.xml) (in German). *[Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon](/source/Oesterreichisches_Musiklexikon)*. Retrieved 21 March 2019. 1. Kutsch, K.-J. & Riemens, Leo (2012). ["Gruber, Ferry"](https://books.google.com/books?id=dsfq_5dFeL0C&pg=1858). *[Großes Sängerlexikon](/source/Gro%C3%9Fes_S%C3%A4ngerlexikon)* (in German). 4th ed. [Walter de Gruyter](/source/Walter_de_Gruyter). p. 1858. ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5. 1. ["Ferry Gruber"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190321202257/https://www.staatsoper.de/biographien/detail-seite/gruber-ferry.html) (in German). [Bayerische Staatsoper](/source/Bayerische_Staatsoper). Archived from [the original](https://www.staatsoper.de/biographien/detail-seite/gruber-ferry.html) on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019. 1. ["*Die Liebe zu den drei Orangen*"](http://www.kultur-fibel.de/Kultur_Fibel-Oper-Die_Liebe_zu_den_drei_Orangen_1.htm) (in German). *kultur-fibel.de*. Retrieved 22 March 2019. 1. ["Ferry Gruber"](https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/ferry-gruber/) (in German). musik-sammler.de. Retrieved 15 March 2019. 1. ["Musiker 64"](http://knerger.de/html/gruberfemusiker_64.html). *knerger.de*. Retrieved 2023-09-20. ## External links - [Ferry Gruber](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0344244/) at IMDb - ["Ferry Gruber (Tenor)"](http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Gruber-Ferry.htm), Bach Cantatas website - ["Dem unvergessenen Tenorbuffo Ferry Gruber zum 90. Geburtstag"](https://www.nachrichten.net/details/33620159/Gr%C3%BC%C3%9F_euch_Gott_alle_miteinander_Dem_unvergessenen_Tenorbuffo_Ferry_Gruber_zum_90_Geburtstag.html), nachrichten.net 2018 - ["Freddy Gruber"](https://www.musixmatch.com/de/songtexte/Ferry-Gruber#), JPC - [Ferry Gruber](https://www.youtube.com/brltp8Z9R4M) on YouTube, from Carl Zeller's operetta *[Der Vogelhändler](/source/Der_Vogelh%C3%A4ndler)* --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ferry Gruber](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferry_Gruber) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferry_Gruber?action=history)). 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