Julius Patzak
Julius Patzak (9 April 1898 – 26 January 1974) was an Austrian tenor distinguished in operatic and concert work. He was particularly noted in Mozart, Beethoven and in early 20th-century German repertoire.
Biography
Julius Patzak was born in
Patzak appeared in a number of operatic premieres, notably Richard Strauss's Friedenstag, Carl Orff's Der Mond and Gottfried von Einem's Dantons Tod.
Patzak sang the role of Gabriel von Eisenstein, a rich banker, in the recording of
Although he did not possess the most powerful of voices, it had a distinctive and attractive timbre and was used with such style, intelligence, charm and musicianship, and with such dramatic conviction, as to warrant a very high place among the operatic singers of his time. He was the very effective partner of Kathleen Ferrier in the recording of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde under Bruno Walter, issued by Decca Records in 1952. Patzak also performed and recorded in the Viennese popular style called Schrammelmusik.
He was awarded the Lilli Lehmann Medal in 1950.
Patzak died on 26 January 1974, at Rottach-Egern in Bavaria, aged 75.
Sources
- Warrack, John, and Ewan West (1992). The Oxford Dictionary of Opera. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-869164-5.)
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