Petzold worked from 2002 as a lecturer at international master classes,[1] and was also a vocal coach of the Thomanerchor. Petzold also worked for the preservation of German Volkslied. In 2001 he was awarded the title Kammersänger.[3]
After retiring from the opera stage, he took to drawing humourous books about music as another passion of his youth.[2]
Personal life
Petzold was born in Leipzig, the son of the theologian Ernst Petzold. He received his first musical education as a member of the Thomanerchor,[2][1] where he was a member from 1965 to 1974, at the same time as Georg Christoph Biller. His father, his brother and later his son Jakob were also choir members. As Petzold initially refused to join the army, the East German authorities denied him the right to study music. He entered a seminary and began an apprenticeship as an art smith and.[2] He served in the military for 18 months and then studied voice from 1979 to 1985 at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig[2] with Eva Schubert and Bernd Siegfried Weber.[1] He wanted to sing in an opera chorus, but while still a student was engaged as a soloist in Halberstadt and Altenburg. In 1985 he became a member of the Landestheater Halle.[1] He appeared regularly at the Leipzig Opera from 1986, and became a permanent member of the ensemble in 1988. He performed more than 80 roles,[3] including David in Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Pedrillo in Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Toni in Henze's Elegie für junge Liebende, Flaut in Ein Sommernachtstraum and Ivan in Shostakovich's Die Nase.[1][4]
Claudius Böhm: Gott sei Dank war ich nicht so karrierewütig (interview, in German) Gewandhausorchester
April 25, 2023
martin, petzold, german, theologian, june, 1955, april, 2023, german, classical, tenor, performed, internationally, opera, concert, decades, member, leipzig, opera, performing, more, than, roles, such, pedrillo, mozart, entführung, serail, david, wagner, meist. For the German theologian see Martin Petzoldt Martin Petzold 25 June 1955 19 April 2023 was a German classical tenor who performed internationally in opera and concert He was for decades a member of the Leipzig Opera performing more than 80 roles such as Pedrillo in Mozart s Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail David in Wagner s Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg and Toni in Henze s Elegie fur junge Liebende A member of the Thomanerchor as a boy he was particularly known for the part of the Evangelist in oratorios and Passions of Johann Sebastian Bach Martin PetzoldBorn 1955 06 25 25 June 1955Leipzig East GermanyDied19 April 2023 2023 04 19 aged 67 EducationThomanerchorUniversity of Music and Theatre LeipzigOccupationOperatic tenorOrganizationsLandestheater HalleLeipzig OperaTitleKammersangerParentErnst Petzold father Websitewww wbr martinpetzold wbr com Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditIn concert Petzold collaborated with major orchestras and choirs such as the Thomanerchor the Dresdner Kreuzchor the Monteverdi Chor Hamburg the Gewandhausorchester the MDR Symphony Orchestra and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra 1 He was focused on works by Johann Sebastian Bach singing the part of the Evangelist in his Christmas Oratorio and Passions conducted by Biller Peter Schreier Kurt Masur Roderich Kreile Rolf Schweizer and David Timm 1 He appeared in the St Matthew Passion more than 100 times and in the Christmas Oratorio more than 300 times saying that his respect for the works kept growing 2 In concert he was in demand internationally performing in European countries the US in China Israel at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo and in South America 2 He worked with conductors including Riccardo Chailly Kurt Masur Yehudi Menuhin Kent Nagano and Ton Koopman In opera he appeared at houses such as the Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos in Lisbon 2 Petzold worked from 2002 as a lecturer at international master classes 1 and was also a vocal coach of the Thomanerchor Petzold also worked for the preservation of German Volkslied In 2001 he was awarded the title Kammersanger 3 After retiring from the opera stage he took to drawing humourous books about music as another passion of his youth 2 Personal life EditPetzold was born in Leipzig the son of the theologian Ernst Petzold He received his first musical education as a member of the Thomanerchor 2 1 where he was a member from 1965 to 1974 at the same time as Georg Christoph Biller His father his brother and later his son Jakob were also choir members As Petzold initially refused to join the army the East German authorities denied him the right to study music He entered a seminary and began an apprenticeship as an art smith and 2 He served in the military for 18 months and then studied voice from 1979 to 1985 at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig 2 with Eva Schubert and Bernd Siegfried Weber 1 He wanted to sing in an opera chorus but while still a student was engaged as a soloist in Halberstadt and Altenburg In 1985 he became a member of the Landestheater Halle 1 He appeared regularly at the Leipzig Opera from 1986 and became a permanent member of the ensemble in 1988 He performed more than 80 roles 3 including David in Wagner s Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg Pedrillo in Mozart s Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail Toni in Henze s Elegie fur junge Liebende Flaut in Ein Sommernachtstraum and Ivan in Shostakovich s Die Nase 1 4 Petzold died on 19 April 2023 at age 67 2 5 References Edit a b c d e f g Martin Petzold Tenor Bach Cantatas Website Retrieved 10 August 2012 a b c d e f g h Leipziger Tenor Martin Petzold gestorben MDR in German 19 April 2023 Retrieved 19 April 2023 a b Martin Petzold in German Bachfest Leipzig 2022 Retrieved 19 April 2023 Vita Martin Petzold in German st koenig de 2010 Retrieved 15 August 2012 Der Leipziger Sanger Martin Petzold ist tot Leipziger Volkszeitung in German 19 April 2023 Retrieved 19 April 2023 External links EditOfficial website Martin Petzold discography at Discogs Martin Petzold Operabase Claudius Bohm Gott sei Dank war ich nicht so karrierewutig interview in German Gewandhausorchester Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martin Petzold amp oldid 1151614213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
