Beno Blachut

Beno Blachut

Beno Blachut (born June 14, 1913 in Witkowitz (near Mährisch-Ostrau ), † January 10, 1985 in Prague ) was a Czechoslovak tenor.

Life

Blachut initially worked in an ironworks at the blast furnace in Ostrava. From 1935 to 1939 he completed his vocal studies at the Prague Conservatory, especially with Luis Kadeřábek . In 1938 he made his debut as Jenik in Smetana's Bartered Bride at the Olomouc Opera House . Here he worked until 1941. After a successful guest performance in 1941, he was again in the role of Jeník at the Prague National Theater and became the first tenor of this opera house. He became one of the most prominent singers of this important opera house and drew here mainly for roles from the Czech national repertoire (Smetana, Dvořák, Janáček). In 1941 he took part in the world premiere of František Škroup's opera Columbus, which was composed in 1855 .

Guest performances and concerts after the Second World War in Vienna (1948), in Austria, Poland and Hungary brought him great success. At the Holland Festival in 1959 he was admired in the role of Boris in Katja Kabanowa by Leoš Janáček . In 1964 he appeared with Janáček's opera From a House of the Dead at the Edinburgh Festival. In 1970 he sang again with the ensemble of the Prague National Opera, The Excursions of Mr. Broucek von Janáček.

Blachut also worked as a concert singer. He also enjoyed the highest international reputation as a lieder and oratorio singer. He has worked on numerous recordings in the field of song and opera, especially for the Supraphon label.

Blachut has twice been awarded the CSSR State Prize.

literature

• Wilibald Gurlitt, Carl Dahlhaus (editor): Riemann Musik-Lexikon. In three volumes and two supplementary volumes. Blachut, Beno. 12th completely revised edition. 1. Personal section A – KB Schotts-Söhne, Mainz 1959, p. 171 (first edition: 1882).
• Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . Electronic edition of the third, expanded edition. Bern and Munich 1999/2000. Directmedia, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-89853-433-2 , Blachut, Beno.

Web links

Beno Blachut at Discogs (English)