Balatsch, Norbert#
b. Vienna, March 10, 1928, choir conductor and singer. Member of the Vienna Boys Choir 1938-44, from 1952 onwards member of the Vienna State Opera Chorus, 1953-83 chief conductor of the Vienna Maennergesang-Verein, 1968-83 director of the Vienna State Opera Chorus, from 1983 in charge of the Santa Cecilia di Roma choir and conductor with numerous international orchestras, 1999-2001 Artistic Director of the Vienna Boys' Choir.