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{{short description|German opera singer}}

'''Josef Metternich''' (2 June 1915, in [[Cologne]] – 21 February 2005, in [[Feldafing]]) was a German [[opera]]tic [[baritone]].

Metternich also appeared at the [[Royal Opera House]] in London, [[La Scala]] in Milan, and made his debut at the [[Metropolitan Opera]] in New York, in ''[[La forza del destino]]'', in 1953.

He joined the [[Munich State Opera]] in 1954, where he created the role of Johannes Kepler in [[Hindemith]]'s ''[[Die Harmonie der Welt]]'' (1957).

Metternich was a powerful singer and charismatic performer. He retired in 1971 after performing for more than three decades.