Klaus König

Klaus König (26 May 1934 – 7 June 2025) was a German operatic tenor. Based at the Staatsoper Dresden, he made an international career, focused on heldentenor roles including Wagner's Tannhäuser, Lohengrin and Parsifal. He performed the tenor solo in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, conducted by Leonard Bernstein at the Konzerthaus Berlin after the Fall of the Berlin Wall. At the time of his death in 2025, ''Place de l'Opera'' magazine described him as "one of the most important tenors of his generation, especially in the heroic tenor repertoire." Provided by Wikipedia