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    Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

    German lyric baritone & bass vocalist and conductor, born 28 May 1925 in Berlin, Germany, died 18 May 2012 in Berg, Germany. Brother of Klaus Fischer-Dieskau.

    He was married to Irmgard Poppen from 1949 to her death in 1963. Their children were Mathias Fischer-Dieskau, Martin Fischer-Dieskau, and Manuel Fischer-Dieskau. He subsequently married Ruth Leuwerik from 1965 to their divorce in 1967 and Christina Pugel-Schule from 1968 to their divorce in 1975. He was survived by his fourth wife [a=Julia Varady], whom he married in 1977.

    His granddaughter is a German-French pianist Elena Fischer-Dieskau.

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