Description

KOLOMAN VON PATAKY (ALSÓ LENDVA, HUNGARY, NOVEMBER 14, 1896 – HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 28, 1964)

 

 

 

Koloman von Pataky initially pursued a military career, graduating from the military academy in Budapest. After World War I, he turned to music, studying at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music. He made his debut in 1921 at the Urban Opera (Városi Színház) in Budapest as the Duke in Rigoletto before joining the Budapest National Opera.

In 1926, Pataky was engaged by the Vienna State Opera, where he remained until 1938, gaining recognition for his roles such as the Duke in Rigoletto, Rodolfo in La Bohème, Alvaro in La forza del destino, the Italian singer in Der Rosenkavalier, and Masaniello in La Muette de Portici. His success in Vienna led to guest appearances at major opera houses in Dresden (1927), Berlin, and Munich. In 1928, he performed at the Grand Opéra in Paris.

Pataky appeared at the Salzburg Festival from 1929 to 1931, singing roles such as Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Belmonte in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, the Italian singer in Der Rosenkavalier, and Florestan in Fidelio. In 1936, he enjoyed great success at the Glyndebourne Festival as Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni. He continued to perform internationally, appearing at La Scala in Milan as Hüon in Oberon (1939-1940) and at the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome (1940-1941).

From 1935 to 1941, Pataky performed extensively in South America, particularly at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and the Opera in Santiago, Chile. He returned to the National Opera of Budapest in 1938 but left Hungary in 1946. He subsequently worked as a pedagogue in Santiago de Chile and later in Los Angeles, where he spent his final years.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1921 Budapest Urban Opera

1921-1926 Budapest National Opera

1926-1938 Vienna State Opera

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Polydor, 1926/1927

Forza del destino (Verdi) O du, die nun in Ewigkeit 66558 121be

Rigoletto (Verdi) Parmi veder le lagrime 66558 122be

 

Polydor, 1927

Lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Nicolai) Horch die Lerche 66648 (B22360)

Bohème (Puccini): O, Mimì with H. Schlusnus 73090 (J25020)

Forza del destino (Verdi) Solenne in quest’ora with Schlusnus 73090 (J25019)

Così fan tutte (Mozart) Un aura amorosa 95374 444½bm

Don Giovanni (Mozart) Bande der Freundschaft 66650 443bm

Faust (Gounod) Cavatine 66649

Muette de Portici (Auber) Du einz’ger Tröster aller Armen 66649

Postillon de Longjumeau (Adam) Postillonlied 66648 (B22359)

Zauberflöte (Mozart) Bildnisarie 66650 442bm

 

Polydor, Berlin 1928

Pêcheurs de perles (Bizet) Mi par d’udir ancora (It)  66809 1324bm

Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Ecco ridente (It) 66809 1329bm

Manon Lescaut (Puccini) Donna non vidi mai 66811 1328bm I

Traviata (Verdi) Dei miei bollenti spiriti 66811 1327bm I

 

Polydor, Berlin

Don Giovanni (Mozart) Tränen, vom Freund getrocknet 95374 214BV I

Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Ihr Wangenpaar 15008

Martha (Flotow) Ach so fromm 15008 216BV I

 

Odeon

Aida (Verdi) Celeste Aida A 235562 ab 133517

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Vesti la goiubba A 235562 ab 133515

Rigoletto (Verdi) La donna e mobile O-11746 ab 133514