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Born in Kropa, Slovenia, Dermota grew up in poverty. He went to the conservatory in Ljubljana with the intention of studying composition and organ, but in 1934 he received a scholarship which sent him to Vienna. There, he devoted himself exclusively to vocal study with Marie Radó. A conservatory is a school dedicated to teaching the art of music including playing of musical instruments, musical composition, musicianship and music theory. ...   (IPA: ) is the capital and largest city in Slovenia. ... Composition can refer to: // Composition in art In the fine arts, compostion may refer to any of the following: Composition (visual arts) Musical composition MIDI composition In literature, oratory, and rhetoric, composition refers, as the etymology of the word quite literally indicates, to the putting (words) together to produce a... An organ is the following: In anatomy, an organ is a group of tissues which perform some function. ... A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual (a scholar) for the purposes of furthering their education. ... Inhabitants according to official census figures: 1800 to 2005 Vienna in 1858 UN complex in Vienna, with the non-affiliated Austria Center Vienna in front - picture taken from Danube Tower in nearby Danube Park. ...

Dermota made his debut at the opera in Cluj in 1934, and was promptly invited by Bruno Walter to perform at the Wiener Staatsoper; here he made his debut as a Man in Armor in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's The Magic Flute. His first leading role was Alfredo in Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata, which he sang in 1937. Dermota would remain with the company for over forty years; he also sang regularly for two decades at the Salzburg Festival. Cluj may refer to Cluj County, Romania Cluj-Napoca, county seat of Cluj County, named Cluj until 1974 Category: ... Bruno Walter (September 15, 1876 - February 17, 1962) was a German-born conductor and composer. ... Vienna State Opera (German: Wiener Staatsoper) is one of the most important opera companies in Europe. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (baptized as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart; January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was a prolific and highly influential composer of Classical music. ... Emanuel Schikaneder as the first Papageno in Mozarts Die Zauberflöte. ... Giuseppe Verdi, by Giovanni Boldini, 1886 (National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome). ... La traviata, an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, takes as its basis the novel La dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils, published in 1848. ... The Salzburg Festival is a prominent music festival in the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ...

Dermota was best known for his roles in Mozart, but he sang a good deal of the lyric tenor repertory during his career; he also tackled more modern parts, such as Oedipus in Igor Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex, the title role of Hans Pfitzner's Palestrina and Flamand in Richard Strauss's Capriccio. Later in life he ventured into heldentenor territory, essaying parts such as the title role in Bedrich Smetana's Dalibor. All told, his repertoire included some 80 roles. Oedipus with the Sphinx, from an Attic red-figure cylix from the Vatican Museum, ca. ... Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Russian: И́горь Фёдорович Страви́нский Igor Fjodorovič Stravinskij) (June 17, 1882 – April 6, 1971) was a Russian-born composer of modern classical music. ... Oedipus the King (also known as Oedipus Rex and Oedipus Tyrannos) is a Greek tragedy, written by Sophocles around 427 BC. The play was the second of Sophocles three Theban plays to be produced, but its events occur before those of Oedipus at Colonus or Antigone. ... Hans Pfitzner (May 5, 1869 - May 22, 1949) was a German composer and self-described anti-modernist. ... Richard Strauss Richard Strauss (June 11, 1864 – September 8, 1949) was a German composer of the late Romantic era, particularly noted for his tone poems and operas. ... Capriccio is an opera by German composer Richard Strauss. ... In music, a tenor is a male singer with a high voice (although not as high as a countertenor). ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Dalibor (Dalibor in Czech) is an opera in three acts Bedrich Smetana to a Czech libretto by Josef Wenig, based on historical incidents. ...

Beyond his career in Vienna Dermota sang in London, Paris, Rome, Naples, and Buenos Aires, and toured Australia, Czechoslovakia and Hungary. An accomplished lieder singer, he gave many recitals accompanied by his wife, Hilde Berger-Weyerwald, at the piano. He began a second career as a singing coach at the Wiener Musikhochschule in 1966. London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Part of the Paris skyline with from left to right: Montparnasse Tower, Eiffel Tower, and in the background, towers of neighboring La Défense. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Location within Province of Rome in the Region of Latium Coordinates: Region Latium Province Province of Rome Mayor of Rome Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1,285 km²  (496. ... Country Italy Region Campania Province Naples (NA) Mayor Rosa Russo Jervolino Elevation 17 m Area 117 km² Population  - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 1,000,470  - Density 8,457/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Napoletani Dialing code 081 Postal code 80100 Patron Saint Januarius  - Day September... Buenos Aires (English: ; originally , City of the Most Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the Fair Winds[1] ; pronounced ) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port. ... A grand piano, with the lid up. ...

To celebrate his 70th birthday, Dermota sang Tamino in The Magic Flute at the Staatsoper. He died in Vienna less than a month after his 79th birthday.

References

• Lesley Orrey, ed. The Encyclopedia of Opera, 1976 ed.
• http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Dermota-Anton.htm