Karl Terkal, born on October 7, 1919, in Vienna, Austria, was an opera singer known for his tenor roles. Initially trained as a furniture maker, Terkal began his singing career after World War II, making his debut as Don Ottavio at the Grazer Stadttheater in 1950. He joined the Wiener Staatsoper in 1952 and remained there for four decades, performing notable roles such as the Wirt in Der Rosenkavalier over 221 times. Terkal also sang at the Salzburger Festspiele and Bregenzer Festspielen, achieving significant success with his lyrical tenor voice in operas by Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Richard Strauss. Terkal received several awards, including the title of Kammersänger in 1969. He passed away on August 12, 1996.
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Puccini: Turandot (Sung in German) [Recorded Live 1956]
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Die Lustige Witwe
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Strauss: Die Fledermaus
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Les 50 Trésors de Mozart
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| Richard Strauss: Les grands opéras - La discothèque idéale de Diapason, Vol. 7 |
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Einem: Der Besuch der alten Dame (Live)
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Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96 (Live)
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Strauss, R.: Der Rosenkavalier
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Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65, TrV 234 (Wiener Staatsoper Live)
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| Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier |
| Karajan A-Z: Richard Strauss |
| Mozart in the Jungle, Season 3 (An Amazon Original Series Soundtrack) |
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Solti - Richard Strauss - The Operas
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R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
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