Oskar Czerwenka
Oskar Czerwenka (born July 5, 1924 in Vöcklabruck ; † June 1, 2000 there ) was an Austrian opera singer ( bass ). He was also active as a painter, illustrator and author.
Life
Oskar Czerwenka grew up in his native town Vöcklabruck in Upper Austria. He studied world trade and then began private singing training in Vienna . He made his debut as a singer in Graz in 1947 . In 1951 Czerwenka became a member of the ensemble of the Vienna State Opera , which he remained until 1986. He also sang at the Volksoper Vienna and at all the major opera houses in the world, including the Metropolitan Opera for the first time in 1958 . There were also guest appearances at the Salzburg Festival (from 1953) and the Bregenz Festival .
repertoire
Oskar Czerwenka's repertoire consisted of 75 roles. One of his best-known roles was that of Ochs auf Lerchenau in Der Rosenkavalier . Other important roles were Count Waldner in Arabella , La Roche in Capriccio , Kezal in The Bartered Bride and Osmin in The Abduction from the Seraglio . One of his last major roles in the 1990s was that of milkman Tevje in Anatevka . Czerwenka also sang at the world premieres of the operas The Trial by Gottfried von Eine (1953 at the Salzburg Festival), Irish Legends by Werner Egk (1955) and Jacobowsky and Colonel von Giselher Klebe (1965). He also worked as a concert, lieder and oratorio singer.
Works as a painter and illustrator
As a painter, Oskar Czerwenka had exhibitions in Graz, Munich , Salzburg and Vienna. In 1963 he illustrated the book Kon-Figurationen zu texts by Ernst Pichler .
Fonts
Czerwenka has published several books as an author, including his 1998 autobiography Jenseits vom Prater .
- Where I like it. A culinary journey through Upper Austria and Salzburg . Stieglitz, Mühlacker 1982.
- Lifetimes. Unsolicited letters . Neff, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7014-0260-4 .
- Beyond the Prater. Experienced - suffered - felt . Ueberreuter, Vienna 1998, ISBN 3-8000-3697-5 .
Awards
- Professional title chamber singer (1962)
- Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, 1st Class (1969)
- Professional title Professor (1976)
- Ring of Honor and Girardi Medal of the City of Graz (1983)
- Ring of Honor and Honorary Member of the Vienna State Opera (1983)
- Gold Medal of Merit of the Province of Upper Austria (1999)
- Honorary Citizen of Vöcklabruck (1999)
In 2008 the Landesmusikschule Vöcklabruck moved to the artist's villa in Vöcklabruck, which had been added to, and was renamed the Oskar Czerwenka Landesmusikschule.
literature
- David M. Cummings (Ed.): International Who's Who in Music and Musicians Directory . 14th edition. Melrose Press Ltd., Cambridge, UK, ISBN 0-948875-71-2 , pp. 208f.
- Peter Dusek, Volkmar Parschalk: Not just tenors. The best from the opera workshop . Published by the Friends of the Vienna State Opera. Jugend und Volk, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-224-16912-5 (3rd volume).
- Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . Third, expanded edition. KG Saur, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-598-11419-2 (Volume 1).
- Austrian music lexicon . Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 (Volume 1) p. 294.
- The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians . Macmillan, London 1980.
Web links
- Literature by and about Oskar Czerwenka in the catalog of the German National Library
- Czerwenka, Oskar . In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon ONLINE
- Oskar Czerwenka in the Austria Forum
- Oskar Czerwenka in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Website of the city of Vöcklabruck: Oskar-Czerwenka-Landesmusikschule , accessed on January 26, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Czerwenka, Oskar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian opera singer (bass) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 5, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vöcklabruck |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1, 2000 |
| Place of death | Vöcklabruck |