Ernst Kozub
Ernst Kozub (born January 24, 1924 in Hamborn , † December 27, 1971 in Bad Soden am Taunus ) was a German opera singer ( lyrical tenor , later hero tenor ).
Life
Kozub studied at the Musikhochschule in Weimar and made his debut at the Komische Oper Berlin in 1950 as Chateauneuf in Zar und Zimmermann . In 1954 he moved to the Frankfurt Opera and in 1962 came to the Hamburg State Opera . He made guest appearances, especially as a heroic tenor (Siegmund and Siegfried from the Ring des Nibelungen , Parsifal 1959 in Frankfurt), at all major German theaters, at the Royal Opera House , the Vienna State Opera , La Scala in Milan and in Rome , Naples and Cairo .
After a car accident, he was struggling to continue his career. Ernst Kozub died on December 27, 1971 of an incurable disease. His urn grave is located in Königstein im Taunus .
Discography
- The Magic Flute , Georg Solti 1955, Urania (as Tamino)
- Tristan and Isolde , Georg Solti 1960, Decca (as Melot)
- Hoffmann's stories (in German), Robert Wagner 1964, Philips (as Hoffmann)
- The Flying Dutchman , Otto Klemperer 1968, EMI (as Erik)
- Der Freischütz , Leopold Ludwig 1968, Arthaus DVD / Naxos (as Max)
- CD edition Ernst Kozub , Hamburg Archive for Singing Art, 2010
literature
- Horst Seeger : Opera Lexicon. 4th edition. Henschelverlag Art and Society Berlin, East Berlin 1989.
Web links
- Works by and about Ernst Kozub in the catalog of the German National Library
- Ernst Kozub in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- Kozub, Ernst. Hessian biography. (As of February 11, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Klaus Ulrich Spiegel: Gold shine and sonic power - Ernst Kozub: An early silent voice of the century
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kozub, Ernst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (lyric tenor, later hero tenor) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamborn |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 1971 |
| Place of death | Bad Soden am Taunus |