Description

JACQUES DECKER (COLOGNE, 6 APRIL, 1877 — COLOGNE, 1964)

 

 

 

 

He was active first as a businessman, then studied singing at the Conservatoire in Cologne, where he was a pupil of Paul Haase, Rudolf Schulz-Dornburg, and E. Wolff. In 1906, he began his stage career at the Stadttheater in Elberfeld, where he remained until 1908. During the 1908-1909 season, he was engaged at the Stadttheater in Hamburg, then joined the Hoftheater in Mannheim, where he appeared with great success until 1912. In the 1912-1913 season, he sang at the Opernhaus in Düsseldorf, and in the 1913-1914 season, he guested at the Hoftheater in Brunswick. After serving in World War I, he resumed his career during the 1918-1920 seasons at the Stadttheater in Bielefeld. He guested in 1910 at the Hoftheater in Karlsruhe, and also in 1910 at the Stadttheater in Bremen. In 1911, he appeared at the Hoftheater in Wiesbaden, and in 1914 at the Stadttheater in Basel. After 1920, he continued to perform in Austria, Holland, and Belgium.

His extensive repertoire included Florestan in Fidelio, Erik in Der fliegende Holländer, Lohengrin, Walther von Stolzing in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Tannhäuser, Tristan, José in Carmen, Eleazar in La Juive, Samson in Samson et Dalila, Radames in Aida, and Canio in Pagliacci. After his retirement, he lived in Cologne.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1906-1908 Elberfeld Stadttheater

1908-1909 Hamburg Stadttheater

1909-1912 MannheimHoftheater

1910 Karlsruhe Hoftheater

1910 Bremen Stadttheater

1911 Wiesbaden Hoftheater

1912-1913 Düsseldorf Opernhaus

1914 1914 Basel Stadttheater

1913-1914 Brunswick Hoftheater

1918-1920 Bielefeld Stadttheater

 

TRACKLIST

 

WALKÜRE (WAGNER)

 

BLÜTHNER ORCHESTER – 1913 – EDMUND VON STRAUSS (C)

 

CHARACTER                                                        ARTIST

SIEGLINDE                                                           ERNA DENERA

SIEGMUND                                                          JACQUES DECKER

HUNDING                                                            GUSTAV SCHWEGLER

 

“Friedmund darf ich nicht heissen ”         13:45

“Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater ”      24:53

“Der Männer Sippe sass hier im Saal ”     29:12

“Winterstürme…Du bist der Lenz ”          33:54

“Siegmund heiss’ ich ”    43:10