!!!Dermota, Anton

Dermota, Anton, b. Kropa (Slovenia), June 4, 1910, 
d. Vienna, June 22, 1989. Kammersaenger* (tenor); from 1936 
performed at the State Opera in Vienna and permanent member of the 
Salzburg Festival; gained renown especially as a singer of Mozart, 
played numerous roles in German and Italian pieces. Famous also for 
his performance as "Florestan" ("Fidelio") on the occasion of the 
re-opening of the Vienna State Opera in 1955; made numerous guest 
performances; married to pianist Hilde Berger-Weyerwald.

!Publication
Mein Saengerleben, 1978.


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