Mihály Székely
Mihály Székely (born May 8, 1901 in Jászberény , † March 22, 1963 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian opera singer ( bass ).
Life
Székely Hungarianized his name from Spagatner in Székely. After private studies, she made her first stage appearances as a singer at the Orpheum in Budapest . At the age of 22 he was engaged by the Budapest State Opera . There he took part in over 1,300 performances for 40 years. He also performed abroad in Vienna and Italy.
A priest hid him during the persecution of the Jews. After the Second World War, his friend Antal Doráti wanted to bring him to Dallas. In the USA he received a contract at the New York Metropolitan Opera , where he gave 47 performances in Wagner roles ( Fafner , Landgraf Hermann, König Marke, Hunding ) from 1947 to 1950 .
In the same years he reached a high point of his career in the Budapest Opera House under Otto Klemperer . In 1950 his career abroad was interrupted by a travel ban. In 1956 he was able to travel west again. He has performed in Holland and at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera .
Székely died in 1963 during an operation three days after his last presentation. There is a memorial in the Budapest cemetery where he is buried.
Leading roles
- Béla Bartók : Bluebeard's Castle - Bluebeard
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : The Abduction from the Seraglio - Ozmin
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni - Leporello
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute - Sarastro
- Modest Mussorgsky : Boris Godunow - Boris
- Richard Wagner : Parsifal - Gurnemanz
- Richard Wagner: Tristan and Isolde - King Brand
- Richard Wagner: Parsifal - Gurnemanz
- Richard Strauss : Der Rosenkavalier - Baron Ochs
- Giuseppe Verdi : Don Carlos - King Phillip
- Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra - Fiesco
literature
- Péter Várnai: Székely Mihály. Zeneműkiadó 1968
- Peter Várnai: in: Stanley Sadie (Ed.): The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London 1992, ISBN 0-333-73432-7
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Székely, Mihály |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Spagatner, Mihály |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian opera singer (bass) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jászberény |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 22, 1963 |
| Place of death | Budapest |