Josef Traxel (29 September 1916 in Mainz – 8 October 1975 in Stuttgart) was a German operatic tenor, particularly associated with Mozart roles and the German repertory.
He possessed a finely poised tenor with an unusually high tessitura, his wide repertoire ranged from Belmonte to Siegmund, he was also active in concert, often appearing in Bach's oratorios. In 1963, he was a teacher at the Stuttgart Musikhochschule.
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Biography on Operissimo.com (in German)
External linksedit
Ode to Joy (YouTube)
April 09, 2024
josef, traxel, september, 1916, mainz, october, 1975, stuttgart, german, operatic, tenor, particularly, associated, with, mozart, roles, german, repertory, studied, darmstadt, conservatory, conscripted, into, army, before, beginning, career, however, able, mak. Josef Traxel 29 September 1916 in Mainz 8 October 1975 in Stuttgart was a German operatic tenor particularly associated with Mozart roles and the German repertory He studied at the Darmstadt Conservatory but was conscripted into the army before beginning his career However he was able to make his debut in Mainz as Don Ottavio in 1942 while on sick leave from the army After internment in Britain as a prisoner of war he returned to Germany and resumed his career in Nuremberg in 1946 where he remained until 1952 he then joined the Stuttgart Opera The same year he appeared at the Salzburg Festival where he sang the role of Mercury at the premiere of Richard Strauss s Die Liebe der Danae In 1954 he first appeared at the Bayreuth Festival as Froh in Rheingold returning as Walther in Tannhauser as Erik and the Steuermann in Der fliegende Hollander the young sailor in Tristan und Isolde a Knight in Parsifal and in 1957 as Stolzing in Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg He was also a frequent guest at the Munich State Opera and the Vienna State Opera also appearing in the Netherlands and Switzerland He frequently performed in and recorded sacred music He possessed a finely poised tenor with an unusually high tessitura his wide repertoire ranged from Belmonte to Siegmund he was also active in concert often appearing in Bach s oratorios In 1963 he was a teacher at the Stuttgart Musikhochschule Sources editBiography on Operissimo com in German External links editOde to Joy YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Josef Traxel amp oldid 1133122657, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,