Alfred Muzzarelli (27 February 1890 – 5 May 1958) was an Austrian operatic
bass-baritone
A bass-baritone is a high-lying bass or low-lying "classical" baritone voice type which shares certain qualities with the true baritone voice. The term arose in the late 19th century to describe the particular type of voice required to sing thr ...
.
Life
Born in
Wiener Neustadt the son of a family connected to theatre for generations, Muzzarelli attended the upper secondary school in Wiener Neustadt, where he became a member of the Pennale Fraternity ''Nibelungia''. He studied chemistry in Vienna. During his studies he became a member of the Wiener
Burschenschaft Libertas in 1911. He received his musical education at the
Wiener Musikakademie
The University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (german: link=no, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, abbreviated MDW) is an Austrian university located in Vienna, established in 1817.
With a student body of over three thousa ...
. From 1919 until the end of his life, he was engaged at the
Wiener Staatsoper. He also performed at the
Salzburg Festival for several years.
Verzeichnis der Vorstellungen an der Wiener Staatsoper
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Muzzarelli died in Schruns at the age of 68.
Further reading
* Helge Dvorak: ''Biographisches Lexikon der Deutschen Burschenschaft.'' Vol. II: ''Künstler.'' Winter, Heidelberg 2018, , .
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Operatic bass-baritones
20th-century Austrian male opera singers
1890 births
1958 deaths
People from Wiener Neustadt
Musicians from Lower Austria
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