Martin Petzold
Martin Petzold (25 June 1955 – 19 April 2023) was a German classical tenor who performed internationally in opera and concert. He was for decades a member of the Leipzig Opera, performing more than 80 roles such as Pedrillo in Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail, David in Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg and Toni in Henze's Elegie für junge Liebende. A member of the Thomanerchor as a boy, he was particularly known for the part of the Evangelist in oratorios and Passions of Johann Sebastian Bach. Career In concert, Petzold collaborated with major orchestras and choirs, such as the Thomanerchor, the Dresdner Kreuzchor, the Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg, the Gewandhausorchester, the MDR Symphony Orchestra and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. He was focused on works by Johann Sebastian Bach, singing the part of the Evangelist in his Christmas Oratorio and Passions, conducted by Biller, Peter Schreier, Kurt Masur, Roderich Kreile, Rolf Schweizer and David Timm. He appeared in the St Matthew Passion more than 100 times, and in the Christmas Oratorio more than 300 times, saying that his respect for the works kept growing. In concert he was in demand internationally, performing in European countries, the US, in China, Israel, at the