Heinz Zednik

Heinz Zednik (2013)

Heinz Zednik (born February 21, 1940 in Vienna ) is an Austrian opera singer ( character tenor ).

Life

Zednik studied at the Vienna Conservatory , made his debut in Graz in 1964 and became a member of the Vienna State Opera in 1965 . From 1970 he sang at the Bayreuth Festival , where he succeeded Gerhard Stolze and Gerhard Unger as mime, box and David . In the so-called “ Ring of the Century ” in 1976 he embodied the Loge in Rheingold and the Mime in Siegfried under the musical direction of Pierre Boulez and directed by Patrice Chéreau . From 1980 he took part in the Salzburg Festival , where Herbert von Karajan took himwhen Bardolfo engaged in Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff , in 1992 he could be seen at the Festival in Z Mrtvého Domu . Under the direction of Herbert von Karajan he sang Valzacchi in Rosenkavalier , under Claudio Abbado the writer in Khovanshchina , under James Levine the Monostatos in the Magic Flute and under Lorin Maazel the director in Un ré in ascolto .

In song singing, Heinz Zednik devotes himself to an unusual repertoire. For example Ernst Krenek's song cycle Reiseuch from the Austrian Alps , as well as the Krämerspiegel by Richard Strauss or the Grünspan songs composed especially for him by Franz Thürauer . In addition, Zednik is one of the leading interpreters of the classic Viennese song .

Heinz Zednik is considered by many to be the ideal cast for his parade roles due to his natural talent for comedy, farce and irony as well as his high, very flexible voice and his small, slim figure.

In 2019 he married the cosmetic surgeon Dagmar Millesi.

Awards

• 1980: Professional title Austrian Chamber Singer
• 1983: Grammy Award "Best Opera Recording"
• 1991: Grammy Award "Best Opera Recording"
• 1994: Honorary member of the Vienna State Opera
• 2000: Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, 1st class
• 2001: Gold Medal of Honor from the Federal Capital Vienna
• 2016: "Goldener Johann Strauss" 2016
• 2021: Austrian music theater award for his life's work

Recordings

• Alban Berg : Lulu (opera) , with Julia Migenes , Margarethe Bence , Ulrike Steinsky , Brigitte Fassbaender , Heinz Zednik, Theo Adam ; Conductor: Lorin Maazel , Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Ariola, live recording 1983

literature

• Alexander Rausch : Zednik, Heinz. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7001-3067-8 .
• Peter Blaha : The first in the second subject. In: stage . No. 11, 2004, pp. 49-53.
• Gregor Hauser: Magical Sounds. Post-war Austrian tenors . Verlag Der Apfel 2020, ISBN 978-3-85450-019-3 . Pp. 9-12.

Web links

Commons : Heinz Zednik  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Heinz Zednik's appearances at the Vienna State Opera
• Heinz Zednik at Operabase (engagements and dates)
• Heinz Zednik in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Entry on Heinz Zednik in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Alexander Rausch : Zednik, Heinz. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7001-3067-8 .
2. ^ Opera singer Heinz Zednik: "Burli" by grace and high degrees. In: Small newspaper . August 1, 2021, accessed August 3, 2021 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} KS Heinz Zednik . ( Memento from February 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Volksoper; Retrieved February 26, 2015.
4. ↑ List of the bearers of the Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria (PDF) Retrieved on February 26, 2015.
5. ↑ Honor for Kammersänger Heinz Holecek and Heinz Zednik . Retrieved July 8, 2019.
6. ^ Goldener Johann Strauss for Kammersänger Heinz Zednik. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
7. ↑ Heinz Zednik receives music theater award for his life's work. In: Salzburger Nachrichten / APA. July 9, 2021, accessed July 9, 2021 .