Martin Egel (born 17 January 1944) is a German bass-baritone in opera and concert, who made an international career. He appeared at the Bayreuth Festival from 1975 to 1986. He is also a speaker for television and recordings. Egel was born in Freiburg im Breisgau as the son of the contralto singer Marga Höffgen and the choral conductor Theodor Egel. He studied voice in Frankfurt and Basel and made his stage debut at the Theater Basel in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro in 1973, an…
