Description

ALEXANDER KIRCHNER (VIENNA, 16 MARCH, 1876 – VIENNA, 3 DECEMBER, 1948)

 

 

 

 

His real name was Alexander Schramek. He studied singing under Adolf Robinson in Brünn (Brno) and later with Amalie Materna in Vienna. He made his debut in 1909 at the Vienna Court Opera as Des Grieux in Massenet’s Manon. At the Vienna Court Opera, he sang roles such as Don José in Carmen, Manrico in Il Trovatore, and Tamino in Die Zauberflöte. He remained engaged there until 1911. In the 1911-12 season, he joined the Royal Opera in Stockholm, and in the 1913-14 season, he performed at the German Opera House in Berlin. Notably, in 1914, he appeared in the premiere of Ignatz Waghalter’s opera Mandragola. From 1915 to 1935, he was a member of the Berlin Court Opera (renamed the Berlin State Opera in 1918). In 1916, he performed the role of Bacchus in the premiere of the second version of Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos. He also participated in the 1914 Bayreuth Festival, performing in Der fliegende Holländer. Schramek gave guest performances in London, Holland, Switzerland, Paris, and Vienna and was highly regarded as a concert singer as well.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1909-1911 Vienna Court Opera Des Grieux (Manon)

1911-1912 Stockholm Royal Opera

1913-1914 Berlin  German Opera House

1915-1935 Berlin Court Opera

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Africaine (Meyerbeer) Land so wunderbar 5376 10797 Anker, Berlin 1923/1924
2. Africaine (Meyerbeer) O Land so wunderbar K4275 11279 Kalliope, Berlin 1928-09
3. Aida (Verdi) Holde Aida 8119 50748 Homocord, Berlin 1922-12-04
4. Aida (Verdi) O wäre ich erkoren… Holde Aida 042323 223z Gramophone, Stockholm 1911-10-20
5. Alessandro Stradella (Flotow) Jungfrau Maria 50109 Polyphon, Berlin 1920-08
6. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Ständchen 10802 Anker, Berlin 1923/1924
7. Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Du tänder i min själ 2-82956 1931ak Gramophone, Berlin 1912-11-27
8. Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) En kärlek så smäktande öm 2-82957 1915ak Gramophone, Berlin 1912-11-21
9. Cosi fan tutte (Mozart) Odem der Liebe 10665 Anker, Berlin 1921/1922
10. Die Zauberflöte (Mozart) Bildnisarie 5354 10671 Anker, Berlin 1921/1922
11. Elisir d’amore (Donizetti) Una furtiva lagrima 8119 50749 Homocord, Berlin 1922-12-04
12. Fanciulla del West (Puccini) Che’lla mi creda 5376 10678 Anker, Berlin 1921/1922
13. Fanciulla del West (Puccini) Lasset sie glauben 042411 403al Gramophone, Berlin 1913-04-16
14. Faust (Gounod) Es ist schon spät, pt 1 (w. Stolzenberg) 8181 50752 Homocord, Berlin 1922-12-04
15. Faust (Gounod) Es ist schon spät, pt 2 (w. Stolzenberg) 8181 50753 Homocord, Berlin 1922-12-04
16. Hallo! Hallo! Hier Wien, potpourri, pt 1 (arr Morena) 4-8938 52559 Homocord, Berlin 1928-09
17. Hallo! Hallo! Hier Wien, potpourri, pt 1 (arr Morena) K4254 11237 Kalliope, Berlin 1928
18. Hallo! Hallo! Hier Wien, potpourri, pt 2 (arr Morena) 4-8938 52560 Homocord, Berlin 1928-09