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SHETLER, Norman
SHETLER, Norman. (Dubuque, IA, June 16, 1931--Vienna, Austria, June 25, 2024). Sheter served in the United States Army during WORLD WAR II and studied piano in Vienna, Austria from 1955 to 1959.
Shetler specialized in accompanying singers, having worked with Anneliese Rothenberger, Peter Schreier, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Brigitte Fassbaender, Hermann Prey, Margaret Price and Thomas Quasthoff.
A puppet maker and puppeteer since at least 1985. His show "Musical Puppet Cabaret" toured internationally, in festivals and on television. He is known for Die guten Jahre (2024) and Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre (1971). Since 1992 he was a professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna.
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Source:
Norman Shetler, IMDb Online: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3495314/trivia/?ref_=nm_dyk_trv