Willy Treffner (Tenor) (July 5, 1903 Kraków, Poland - ?)

He was a student of the Technical college in Vienna. The same time he also studied singing and made his debut at the Stadttheater in Plauen as Turiddu in ‘’Cavalleria Rusticana’’ (1927?). His repertoire included Belmonte in "Entführung aus dem Serail", Don Ottavio in ‘’Don Giovanni’’, Tamino in "Zauberflöte", Duke in ‘’Rigoletto’’, Almaviva in ‘’Il Barbiere di Siviglia’’, Alfredo in ‘’La Traviata’’, Faust, Turiddu in ‘’Cavalleria Rusticana’’ and other parts. Since 1940 he was a member of the Wien Volksoper. He made successful guest appearances in Berlin, Leipzig and Hamburg. After his reitrement he lived in Austria. Still in the 1960’s with he made some appearances in Dresden.

Chronology of some appearances

1927-1932 Plauen Stadttheater

1933-1934 Nürnberg Opernhaus

1934-1935 Hannover Opernhaus

1936 Frankfurt a.M. Oper

1937 Dresden Staatsoper

1939-1943  Wien Volksoper

1940 Berlin Staatsoper

1940 Munich Staatsoper

1940 Wien Staatsoper

1942 Berlin Staatsoper

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

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