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Erich Kunz

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Artist information

Born in:Wenen,
Austria
Year of Birth:1909
Year of death:1995

Biography

(source: wikipedia)

Erich Kunz (20 May 1909 in Vienna – 8 September 1995 in Vienna) was an Austrian operatic baritone, particularly associated with the roles of Papageno and Beckmesser.
Born in Vienna, Kunz was educated at the Vienna Music Academy where he was a student of Theo Lierhammer and Hans Duhan. He made his stage debut in Opava, as Osmin, in 1933. He then sang in Plauen (1936–37) and Breslau (1937–41). In 1936 he was a member of... more

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