Julius Patzak
Julius Patzak (born April 9, 1898 in Vienna ; † January 26, 1974 in Rottach-Egern ) was an Austrian opera and lied singer ( tenor ).
Life
Julius Patzak studied counterpoint and composition with Eusebius Mandyczewski , Guido Adler and Franz Schmidt . He then worked as a church musician, began a career as an autodidact in 1926 and made his debut in the same year as Radames in Giuseppe Verdi's Aida at the Stadttheater in Reichenberg . In 1927/28 he sang at the City Theater in Brno and in 1928 was signed to the Bavarian State Opera , of which he remained a celebrated member of the ensemble until 1947.
Patzak became internationally known for his Mozart roles at the Munich Festival in the 1930s; he also sang in the world premieres of the operas Das Herz by Hans Pfitzner (1931), Peace Day by Richard Strauss (1938) and Der Mond by Carl Orff (1939). Guest tours have taken him to Milan , Copenhagen , Amsterdam , Budapest , Zurich and Prague, among others . Patzak performed almost every year, also as a concert singer, at the Salzburg Festival . From 1945 to 1959 he was a member of the Vienna State Opera , was professor at the Vienna Music Academy from 1948 and worked as a singer until 1966.
Patzak was also valued as an oratorio singer ( evangelist in the Passions of Bach and especially as Johannes in The Book with Seven Seals by Franz Schmidt ) and lieder singer ( Schubert's Winterreise , orchestral songs by Richard Strauss ). His successful roles included Florestan in Fidelio and the title hero in Pfitzner's Palestrina .
Patzak spent the last years of his life in Rottach-Egern. He was buried in the Munich forest cemetery , old part.
Patzak was married in his first marriage to the opera singer Hedi Steiner, in his second marriage to Maria "Mimi" Walter, daughter of the Royal Bavarian. Chamber singer Raoul Walter (1863-1917), granddaughter of the Viennese kuk chamber singer Gustav Walter (1834-1910). Patzak had a daughter Eva (* 1930) who was married to the actor Peter Pasetti .
In 2010, the Patzakweg in Vienna- Döbling (19th district) was named after the singer.
Awards
- 1958: Mozart Medal from the Mozart Community in Vienna
literature
- Patzak, Julius. In: Willibald Gurlitt (editor): Riemann Musik Lexikon, personal section L – Z. Mainz 1961, p. 376.
- James Dennis: Julius Patzak. In: The Record Collector , Volume 19, No. 9 & 10 (Ipswich, February 1970), pp. 197-297.
- Stephan Hörner : Patzak, Julius. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-428-00201-6 , p. 103 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Discography Julius Patzak. In: Rainer Lotz : Discography of German Singing Recordings , Volume 3. Lotz, Bonn 2001, ISBN 3-9805808-6-5 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Inscription Deutschordenshof, Singerstraße: Julius Patzak 1958 (accessed June 11, 2014)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Patzak, Julius |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian opera and lieder singer (tenor) |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1898 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
DATE OF DEATH | January 26, 1974 |
Place of death | Rottach-Egern |