[[File:Eugen Gura - DPLA - a9f294750b8491cb06f095a515f7355c (page 1).jpg|alt=Photograph of Eugen Gura, [ca. 1859–1870]. Carte de Visite Collection, Boston Public Library.|thumb|Eugen Gura, [ca. 1859–1870]. Carte de Visite Collection, Boston Public Library.]]
Eugen Gura (8 November 1842 – 26 August 1906) was a German operatic baritone of Bohemian origin, celebrated throughout Germany and internationally for his Wagnerian roles and his interpretation of German Lieder. He was a principal artist at the Leipzig Opera and the Hamburg State Opera, and took part in the historic first complete performance of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen at Bayreuth in 1876.
Early life and education
Gura was born on 8 November 1842 in Nové Sedlo (then known as Pressern near Saatz), in Bohemia, at the time part of the Austrian Empire (now the Czech Republic).
He was also celebrated for his interpretation of Hans Sachs in Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. His portrayal of this role during the 1882 London season was particularly admired by critics and audiences as a landmark performance.