| Biography | Kurt Rydl, who is nicknamed "The Bass" and "The Mega Bass", studied at the Vienna Academy of Music and in Moscow Conservatory. Kurt Rydl is a guest on all major festivals in Bayreuth, Schwetzingen, Salzburg, Bregenz, Florence, Verona, Munich and Glyndebourne. His opera repertoire comprises more than 80 roles in German, Italian, French, Russian and Czech works.
He debuted in 1976 at the Vienna State Opera as Ferrando (Il trovatore). In 1996 he was named Austrian Kammersänger, and in 1999 he became an Honorary Member of the Vienna State Opera. Rydl received the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class in 2001. |