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William Zakariasen
William Zakariasen (August 19, 1930 – September 4, 2004) was an American operatic tenor and music critic.
Biography.
Born in Blue Earth, Minnesota, Zakariasen began his career as a classical tenor in the late 1950s, appearing in operas and in concerts. He sometimes performed under the name William Saxon. In the early 1970s he moved away from performance into the field of journalism, establishing himself as a respected Manhattan-based music critic. In 1976 he became the chief classical-music
addition to a quite natural sense of phrasing serving the line of the melody without ever damaging her luminous pronunciation."
- In May 1986, Bill Zakariasen wrote in the "Daily News", New York, about Richard Strauss' "Daphne" at the Richard Strauss Festival (Carnegie Hall, New York) with Catherine Malfitano (Daphne) and Wenkel (Gaea): "Ortrun Wenkel's super-contralto voice was an ideal fit for the earth-goddess Gaea – probably the lowest female role in opera."