Alfred Poell
Alfred Poell (18 March 1900 – 30 January 1968) was an Austrian operatic baritone.
Poell was born in
He made his operatic debut at the
Besides Mozart roles, he performed in works such as Fidelio, Der Freischütz, Ariadne auf Naxos, Der Rosenkavalier, Die Frau ohne Schatten, Arabella, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Götterdämmerung, Palestrina, The Rape of Lucretia, Die Fledermaus, etc.
He took part in the stage premiere of Frank Martin's Le Vin herbé at the Salzburg Festival in 1948, Strauss's Die Liebe der Danae in 1952, and Gottfried von Einem's Der Prozeß in 1953. He also enjoyed a successful career as a concert and Lieder singer.
His performance in 1950 of Bach's Mass in B minor conducted by Herbert von Karajan, alongside Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Kathleen Ferrier, Walther Ludwig and Paul Schöffler, was recorded live.
Poell was awarded the title Kammersänger. He died in Vienna, Austria.
Sources
- Alfred Poell, bach-cantatas.com
- Mass in B minor BWV 232 / Conducted by Herbert von Karajan, bach-cantatas.com
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