Opera singer (tenor) and teacher at the Vienna Academy.
He also sang in Paul Abraham's Operetta: "Die Blume von Hawaii" (Fleur
d'Hawai)
He appeared regularly at the Salzburg Festival, including world premieres such as Rolf Liebermann's Penelope in 1954.
He was a member of the Vienna State Opera as a tenor buffo from 1957 until 1983, remembered for roles such as Pedrillo in Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail.
In 2000, he performed Schubert's Winterreise at the Vienna Musikvereinsaal to mark the beginning of his retirement.