Plaschke biography
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(b.Jaroměř, 7 January 1875; d.Prague, 4 February 1952)
This month we feature a postcard image of the renowned Czech bass-baritone Friedrich Plaschke. Born in Jaroměř in the Czech Republic, Plaschke studied in Prague and afterwards in Dresden, and made his debut with the Dresden Hofoper in 1900 as the Herald in Lohengrin. He was a member of that company for thirty-seven years and took part in the premieres of five operas by Richard Strauss, appearing as the First Nazarene in Salome, as Count Waldener in Arabella, as Pöschel in Feuersnot, Altair in Die ägyptische Helena and Morosus in Die schweigsame Frau. Among other roles created by Plaschke was that of Arcesius in Eugen d’Albert’s opera Die Toten Augen, the premiere of which was featured in our exhibition of September 2016.
D’Albert : Die Toten Augen. Vocal score. Berlin, 1913. Design by Ilna Ewers-Wunderwald. Composed in 1912-13, the work’s premiere at the Dresden Hofoper was delayed by the onset of war until 1916. Elizabeth Forbes in Grove Online notes that ‘its rather heavy mixture of mysticism, symbolism and realism, was only moderately successful.’ She describes it as the ‘most Wagnerian of all d’Albert’s stage works’, deriving ‘much of its style from Parsifal.’
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Paul Plaschke
Paul Albert Plaschke (February 2, 1880 – Feb 12, 1954)[1] was a German-American principal recognized set out his floor joist cartooning view impressionist countryside painting.[2]
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Bill Plaschke was born in Louisville Kentucky in 1958. Plaschke began his freshman year at Baylor University in Texas before transferring to Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. After graduation Plaschke went on to work with the St. Petersburg Times in Tampa Bay, Florida. This would be the first of many stops for Plaschke during his journey as a journalist before he would ultimately land in Los Angeles in 1988 as a beat reporter for the Los Angeles Times.
Since 1988 Plaschke has covered everything from the Olympics to college football and more. In 1996 Plaschke was given his column at the Los Angeles Times. Since 1996 Plaschke has been named sports columnist of the year five times by the Associated Press. Plaschke is also a regular commentator on ESPN’s weekly show, Around The Horn. In addition he is a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America, and the Professional Football Writers Association.
In addition to his writing, Plaschke has earned many social awards in the Los Angeles area for his constant contributions to the community. These awards include the “Pursuit of Justice Award” for his coverage of women’s sports, and his “Man of the Year Award,” presented by the Los Angeles Chapter of Big Brothers and Big Sisters for his involvement as