Josef Witt [SEP] voice type
Josef Witt
Kammersänger Josef Witt (17 May 1901 - 3 January 1994) was a tenor who was a regular performer at the Vienna State Opera before WW II. His name is sometimes spelt Joseph Witt.
In 1923 Witt created the role of Li in Hans Gál's opera, "Die heilige Ente", in Düsseldorf. He performed the role of Palestrina in the production of Pfitzner’s opera "Palestrina" at the State Opera in 1937.
He conducted opera classes at the Akadamie fur Musik und Darstellende Kunst
Recognition.
Conductor Karl Böhm called her "the world's greatest tragedienne".
In 1964 she was awarded the Mozartmedaille by the Mozart community of Vienna.
Her voice has been described as "rich, beautifully formed, with dramatic delivery and strength and feeling for style exciting admiration" ("Umfangreiche, schön gebildete Stimme, deren dramatische Ausdruckskraft und deren Stilgefühl Bewunderung erregten").
Recordings.
- 1943 - "Macbeth" - Mathieu Ahlersmeyer, Elisabeth Hongen, Josef Witt, Herbert Alsen - Vienna State