Heinz Zednik, born February 21, 1940, in Vienna, Austria, is an Austrian operatic character tenor. After studying at the Vienna Conservatory, Zednik made his debut in Graz in 1964 and joined the Vienna State Opera in 1965, remaining an ensemble member for over five decades until his final performance in 2018. He performed regularly at the Bayreuth Festival starting in 1970, gaining recognition for his portrayals of Mime, Loge, and David, including his roles as Loge in Das Rheingold and Mime in Siegfried during the 1976 Centenary Ring under Pierre Boulez and Patrice Chéreau. His recordings include Alban Berg's Lulu (1983) under Lorin Maazel, Ernst Krenek's Reisebuch aus den österreichischen Alpen, and Richard Strauss's Krämerspiegel. Zednik received the title of Austrian Kammersänger in 1980, won Grammy Awards in 1983 and 1991, became an honorary member of the Vienna State Opera in 1994, and received the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art in 2000.
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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, TH 5 (Live)
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Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (Excerpts) [Wiener Staatsoper Live]
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Ausgewählte Lieder - Brettl Lieder - Krämerspiegel
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Reisebuch aus den österreichischen Alpen
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Musikalische Reise durch Österreich
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Lehár: Der Rastelbinder
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Puccini: Turandot (Highlights)
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Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail
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Wagner: Das Rheingold
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Wagner: Siegfried
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Verdi: Falstaff
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Wagner: Parsifal
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The Best of Mozart
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Puccini: Tosca
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