Koloman von Pataky
Hungarian opera singer (1896–1964)
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Life and career
Pataky was born in Unter-Limbach, Austria-Hungary. After a short period of training he made his debut in Budapest as the Duke of Mantua.[citation needed] In 1926 he went to Vienna and took part in the first performance of Die ägyptische Helena by R. Strauss]].[citation needed] His focus was on Italian and French music, and he made a name for himself as a Mozart singer.[citation needed] In 1931 he made his debut at the Salzburg Festival in Der Rosenkavalier by R. Strauss.[citation needed]
In 1939, Pataky sang the role of Huon in Weber's Oberon in La Scala in Milan under Tullio Serafin.[citation needed]
His Mozart interpretations are said to have been among the best of the 20th century.[citation needed] After a leg amputation he had to end his career in the 1940s.[citation needed]
Filmography
- 1943: Mouse in the Palace.[2]
Bibliography
- Jürgen Kesting: Die großen Sänger des 20. Jahrhunderts. CormoranVerlag, 1993, ISBN 3-517-07987-1
- Christian Fastl: Pataky de Désfalva, Kálmán (Koloman von).[3][4] Online-Ausgabe, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3077-5; Druckausgabe: volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-7001-3046-5.
