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Julius Patzak (Tenor) Born: April 9, 1898 - Vienna, Austria. Died: January 26, 1974 - Röttach-Egern, Bavaria, Germany. The distinguished Austrian tenor Julius Patzak’s father, grandfather and great-grandfather were all schoolteachers.
Patzak, sang at the Salzburg Festival most years, from 1938 until 1953, and finally in 1961 and 62. He was a regular guest artist at the Berlin state opera. He sang, as a guest artist at the Vienna state opera in 1924, 1928/29, 41 and 44, and remained on the roster until pensioned in 1960.
Julius Patzak (9 April 1898 – 26 January 1974) was an Austrian tenor distinguished in operatic and concert work. He was particularly noted in Mozart, Beethoven and in early 20th-century German repertoire.
In the main layer he often used burnt umber, yellow ochre, Prussian blue, cadmium yellow and burnt sienna. The final layer of paint that he applied was so thin that it was impossible to see with the naked eye. The sfumato (‘toning down’) method that he himself devised enabled him to do this with ease.
In 1926, he made his debut as a self-taught tenor; after one season each in Liberec/Reichenberg and Brno/Brünn, he was one of the leading tenors of the Bavarian State Opera Munich from 1928 to 1945, and of the Vienna State Opera from 1946 to 1959; he retired in 1966.
The art of both periods focused on religious themes, but Baroque artists brought heightened drama and dynamism to their depiction in paintings and sculpture. This lavishly illustrated book uses the story of two generations of master sculptors, the Patzak family (in Czech, Pacák), to recount the creative forces at work 350 years ago in one ...
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