Karl Terkal

Karl Terkal (October 7, 1919, Vienna - August 12, 1996, Vienna) was an Austrian operatic tenor, particularly associated with lyric roles of the German repertory, both in opera and operetta.

Terkal was working as a furniture carpenter in Vienna, while taking voice lessons with Valerie Wilhelm. He later entered the Vienna Music Academy, where he was a pupil of Hermann Gallos. He made his stage debut in Graz, as Don Ottavio, in 1950, and remained there until 1952. He made his debut at the Vienna State Opera in 1951, again as Don Ottavio, under Clemens Krauss, and began a long association with that theatre that would last some thirty years. He also sang frequently at the Vienna Volksoper, where he became a great favorite in operetta. He also appeared at the Bregenz Festival and Salzburg Festival.

He made guest appearances in London, Rome, Milan, Naples, Palermo, and Lisbon. He excelled in lyric parts in opera by Mozart, Wagner, Strauss, Verdi and Puccini, as well as operetta by Johann Strauss, Franz Lehar, etc.

elected recordings

* 1951 - "La boheme" - Trude Eipperle, Karl Terkal, Wilma Lipp, Alfred Poell - Bavarian Radio Chorus and Orchestra, Clemens Krauss - Cantus Classic (sung in German)

* 1953 - "La traviata" - Teresa Stich-Randall, Karl Terkal, Robert Blasius - Cologne Radio Chorus and Orchestra, Mario Rossi - Cantus Classic (sung in German)

* 1959 - "Die Fledermaus" - Gerda Scheyer, Wilma Lipp, Christa Ludwig, Karl Terkal, Anton Dermota, Eberhard Wachter, Walter Berry - Philarmonia Chorus and Orchestra, Otto Ackermann - EMI Classics

ources

* [http://www.operissimo.com Operissimo.com]