Martin Petzold (25 June 1955 – 19 April 2023) was a German classical tenor who performed internationally in opera and concert.
[1] 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.
[2] In concert he was in demand internationally, performing in European countries, the US, in China, Israel, at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo, and in South America.
[2] He worked with conductors including Riccardo Chailly, Kurt Masur, Yehudi Menuhin, Kent Nagano and Ton Koopman.
[2] He served in the military for 18 months and then studied voice from 1979 to 1985 at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig[2] with Eva Schubert and Bernd Siegfried Weber.