Josef Protschka (born 5 February 1944) is a German operatic tenor who also sang lieder and oratorio and made many recordings.
[2] In 1956 at the age of 12, he performed as the vocal soloist in Stockhausen's electronic composition Gesang der Jünglinge,[2][3] prepared by two years of studies and tape sessions with the composer.
[3] A year earlier he had already sung the student in Kurt Weill's Der Jasager as part of a recording of the work for the American label MGM.
[1] He appeared in the Mozart cycle staged by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, as Tamino, as Ferrando in Così fan tutte, and in the title roles of Idomeneo and Titus.
[7] Together with Florian Uhlig, Protschka has directed an innovative educational project for talented South African singers, in collaboration between the International Mozart Festival Johannesburg and the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln since 2012.