Josef Janko (singer)
Josef Janko (born March 19, 1897 in Munich , † November 1, 1984 in Graz ) was a German opera singer ( tenor ).
Life
Janko first took up the profession of furrier . After his discovery, Felix von Kraus trained Janko's voice. From 1926 to 1935 he sang mostly small and tenor buffo parts at the Munich State Opera . This was followed by engagements at the Bielefeld City Theater and the Cologne Opera . From 1940 he was the first tenor at the Graz City Theater . At the Bayreuth Festival in 1951 and 1952 he sang “Balthasar Zorn” and in 1956 “Augustin Moser” in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg and in 1953 one of the “Nobles” in Lohengrin . He also interpreted solo parts in oratorios and sacred musical works .
literature
- Uwe Harten : Janko, Josef. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-7001-3044-9 .
- Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens , Hansjörg Rost: Großes Sängerlexikon , KG Saur, 2003, ISBN 3-598-11598-9 , p. 5371
Web links
- Josef Janko in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- Josef Janko at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- Josef Janko on the pages of the Bayreuth Festival
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yanko, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (tenor) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1, 1984 |
| Place of death | Graz |