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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 in Vienna until his death in 1990. Singers like Norman Bailey, Walter Berry and Mimi Coertse, who went on to have important opera careers in Austria and Germany, were among his students. ==Roles created== *The airman in Paul Hindemith's ''Lehrstück'' (1929) *Robespierre in Gottfried von Einem's ''Dantons Tod'' (1947) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Josef Witt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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