László Polgár (1 January 1947 – 19 September 2010)[1] was a Hungarian operatic bass. He was a singer in the Opera, Oratorio and Lieder genres and was renowned for his silky voice and outstanding declamation and musicality. His art is well represented on compact disc, particularly in opera.
In 1986 he played the double role of Sarastro and Man with Greying Hair in A Hungarian Fairy Tale (Hol volt, hol nem volt ...) in the Hungarian film directed by Gyula Gazdag.
Polgár taught at the Hochschule für Musik in Winterthur, Switzerland, and also at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest.
lászló, polgár, bass, lászló, polgár, january, 1947, september, 2010, hungarian, operatic, bass, singer, opera, oratorio, lieder, genres, renowned, silky, voice, outstanding, declamation, musicality, well, represented, compact, disc, particularly, opera, polgá. Laszlo Polgar 1 January 1947 19 September 2010 1 was a Hungarian operatic bass He was a singer in the Opera Oratorio and Lieder genres and was renowned for his silky voice and outstanding declamation and musicality His art is well represented on compact disc particularly in opera Polgar in 1977 Contents 1 Biography 2 Sources 3 References 4 External linksBiography editPolgar was born to Jewish parents Lajos Polgar and Anna Kantor in Somogyszentpal He studied with Eva Kutrucz at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music 1967 72 and later privately with Hans Hotter and Yevgeny Nesterenko He made his debut at the Hungarian State Opera in 1971 as Count Ceprano in Rigoletto His other roles there included Osmin Sarastro Leporello Basilio and Gurnemanz His international career took off in 1981 when he sang Rodolfo in La sonnambula at the Royal Opera House in London He became a regular guest at the Vienna State Opera in 1983 at the Munich State Opera and the Opera de Paris from 1985 also he appeared in Hamburg State Opera and at the festivals of Salzburg and Aix en Provence From 1992 until 2008 he was a principal solo bass of the Zurich Opera House 2 Other notable roles of his included Oroveso Giorgio Il Prefetto Walter Padre Guardiano and Filippo He is perhaps best known for his interpretation of the title role in Bartok s Bluebeard s Castle which he sang several times with distinction and also recorded with soprano Jessye Norman conductor Pierre Boulez and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra In 1986 he played the double role of Sarastro and Man with Greying Hair in A Hungarian Fairy Tale Hol volt hol nem volt in the Hungarian film directed by Gyula Gazdag Polgar taught at the Hochschule fur Musik in Winterthur Switzerland and also at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest He died in Zurich in 2010 at the age of 63 3 He is buried at the Kozma Street Jewish Cemetery in Budapest Sources editGrove Music Online Peter Varnai amp Alan Blyth Oxford University Press 2008 Bach Cantatas Aryeh Oron amp Maria Langsch August 2001 References edit Elhunyt Polgar Laszlo operaenekes Archived 2010 09 21 at the Wayback Machine Hirado hu 2010 szeptember 19 Obituaries Laszlo Polgar Opera News 75 6 December 2010 Laszlo Polgar The Daily Telegraph Archived from the original on 2022 05 12 External links editLaszlo Polgar Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laszlo Polgar bass amp oldid 1170611502, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
