Simon Estes
Simon Estes was the first black male singer to perform in Bayreuth. In
Bayreuth he made great success with Der
fliegende Holländer and Amfortas
(Parsifal).
Although Estes has been identified most frequently with the Flying Dutchman (the role that catapulted his career), he has also been a superb Wotan and Wanderer for many years, singing this role in most of the great opera houses. His Wagner repertoire has also included King Marke in Tristan and Isolde and Landgraf (Tannhäuser).
Simon Estes: In My Own Voice (autobiography)
Simon
Estes as the Flying Dutchman on
DVD (Amazon)