Description

EUGEN TRANSKY (RIGA, 25 FEBRUARY, 1886 – SÃO PAULO, 1968)

 

 

 

 

His real name was Aiziles Tabacniks. He was born into a Jewish family in Riga. After completing his education, he made his debut in 1910 at the theatre in Toruń, Poland. In the 1911-1912 season, he appeared at the Hoftheater in Thüringen, followed by a stint at the Stadttheater in Nuremberg from 1912 to 1913. In the 1913-1914 season, he performed at the Opernhaus in Wroclaw, where he appeared in the 1913 German première of Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov. From 1914 to 1918, due to his Russian nationality, he was forced to interrupt his career.

In the 1919-1920 season, he resumed performing at the Landestheater in Gera. After the First World War, he made guest appearances at the Volksoper in Berlin. From 1926 to 1930, he sang regularly during the radio hour of the Berlin broadcasting company, while also being active as a singing teacher in Berlin.

As a Jew, after 1933, he was banned from performing on German operatic stages. From 1933 to 1937, he performed at the theatre of the Jewish Cultural Alliance in Berlin, where his roles included Samson in Samson et Dalila. In 1936, he sang the role of Florestan in Fidelio for the Jewish Cultural Alliance in Frankfurt a. M. He was expected to emigrate to South America, where he worked as a vocal pedagogue in Rio de Janeiro.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1910 Toruń Theatre

1911-1912 Thüringen Hoftheater

1912-1913 Nuremberg Stadttheater

1913-1914 Wroclaw Opernhaus

1919-1920 Gera Landestheater

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Hörst du es tönen with Emmy Bettendorf Parlophon P1272 2-2887
2. 3. Faust (Gounod) Es ist schon spät…O Mondenschein, der uns umhüllt with Emmy Bettendorf Parlophon P1219 P1219 2-2910 2-2911
3. Tosca (Puccini) Es blitzten die Sterne Gramophone 942981 92at
4. Rot ist dein Mund, der mich verlacht (Tauber) Artiphon 11262
5. Es war einmal ein Frühlingstraum (Tauber) Artiphon 11263
6. Symphonie  4. Satz, III. Teil, Presto, recitativo, allegro assai (O Freunde, nicht diese Töne) (Beethoven) with Ethel  Hansa, Eleanor Schlosshauer-Reynolds, Albert  Fischer Gramophone  B 20160 195 az
7. Symphonie  4. Satz, IV. Teil, Allegro assai vivace, alla Marcia (Froh wie seine Sonnen)  (Beethoven) Gramophone B 20161  196 az
8. Symphonie 4. Satz, VI. Teil, Allegro non tanto (Freude, Tochter aus Elysium) (Beethoven) with Ethel Hansa, Eleanor Schlosshauer-Reynolds, Albert Fischer Gramophone Gramophone B 20163 197 12 az
9. Missa solemnis, op. 123 Agnus Dei, IV. Teil; (Presto – Agnus dei, dona pacem) (Beethoven) with Lotte Leonard, Emmy Land, Eleanor Schlosshauer-Reynolds, Wilhelm Guttmann Gramophone B 25156 1221 bm I
10. Because (d’Hardelot) P1244 2-2975 Parlophon, Berlin 1921-08-23
11. Canta pe’ me (de Curtis) P1244 2-2974 Parlophon, Berlin 1921-08-23
12. Occhi di Fata (Denza) P1735 2-6757 Parlophon, Berlin 1921-08-23
13. Lolita (Buzzi-Peccia) P1735 2-6754 Parlophon, Berlin 1921-08-23
14. Das Dirnenlied Ballade (Stransky) Artiphon 11093
15. Ubers Meer Lied und Slow-Fox (Krome-Rotter) Artiphon 11094
16. Ja, dort im Liebhardstal (May) (Film Wien, du Stadt der Lieder) Ultraphon A422
17. Bubliczki Carleston Russisch Gesungen Homocord 4-2680
18. Wien, du Stadt der Lieder (May) (Film Wien, du Stadt der Lieder) Ultraphon A422