Alfred Šramek

Alfred Šramek (5 April 1951 – 23 June 2016 ) was an Austrian operatic bass From 1975, he was a member of the Vienna State Opera ensemble.

Life Šramek was born in Mistelbach. His parents were employed in Loosdorf castle, where his father worked as a coachman. At the age of six, he moved to Vienna with his family. He received his first musical training at the age of ten as a member of the Mozart Boys' Choir. He later studied singing at the Konservatorium Wien Privatuniversität with Hilde Zadek and Peter Klein.

In 1974, he received his first engagement at the Stadttheater St. Pölten.

From 1982, Šramek lived again in the Weinviertel, in a vintner's house in Mistelbach. In his spare time, he travelled around his homeland with his horse-drawn carriage or his tractors. His second daughter Johanna died in 2015 at the age of 26.

The family grave is located in the city cemetery Mistelbach (field C, number 57).

Awards

In 1989, he was awarded the title of Austrian Kammersänger.

Recordings (selection) Friedrich Cerha: Baal, with Martha Mödl, Emily Rawlins, Margarethe Bence, Waldemar Kmentt, Heinz Holecek, Alfred Šramek, conductor: Christoph von Dohnányi, Wiener Philharmoniker, Amadeo, Live recording of the premiere in 1981

Filmography (selection) 1982: