Description

FRANZ NAVAL (LAIBACH, SLOVENIA, 20 OCTOBER, 1865 – VIENNA, AUSTRIA, 9 AUGUST, 1939)

 

 

 

 

His real name was Franz Pogacnik. He studied singing in Laibach with A. Nedred and then in Vienna under J. Gansbacher. He made his debut in 1888 at the Opera House of Frankfurt am Main in Martha. During the 1895–1898 seasons, he sang at the Berlin Hofoper and in 1898 at the Vienna Hofoper. At the Berlin Hofoper, he frequently performed with Geraldine Farrar. In 1897, he sang the role of Rodolfo in the Berlin premiere of Puccini’s La Bohème. From 1900 to 1903, Naval sang in Paris. He joined the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 1903. In 1907, he made a guest appearance at Covent Garden in The Bartered Bride. From 1903 to 1908, Naval was a permanent member of the Berlin Hofoper and in 1908 joined the Berlin Komische Oper. During this period, he was often the partner of Geraldine Farrar. Naval sang for 20 years in opera, but with diminishing success. He retired in Vienna, where he taught singing for 30 years. He appeared in major tenor roles in Carmen, Cavalleria Rusticana, La Dame Blanche, L’Elisir d’Amore, Faust, La Traviata, and Roméo et Juliette.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1888 Frankfurt am Main Opera House

1895-1898 Berlin Hofoper

1898 Vienna Hofoper

1903 New York Metropolitan Opera

1903-1908 Berlin Hofoper

1907 London Covent Garden

1908 Berlin Komische Oper

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Alessandro Stradella (Flotow) Jungfrau Maria (Hymne) 50341 xB2817 Odeon, Berlin 1907-06
2. Am Feierabend (Schubert) 50041 xB1233 Odeon, Berlin 1906-05
3. Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (Mendelssohn) 50686 Odeon, Berlin 1910-02?03
4. Carmen (Bizet) Sonntag war’s (w. Dietrich) 50363 xB2858 Odeon, Berlin 1907-06
5. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Du hier, Santuzza (w. Rose) 50601 xB4348 Odeon, Berlin 1909-02
6. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Nein, da siehst du (w. Rose) 50602 xB4349 Odeon, Berlin 1909-02
7. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) O süße Lilie (w. Hempel & Rose) 50608 xB4360 Odeon, Berlin 1909-02
8. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Schäumt der süße Wein (w. Hempel & chorus) 50605 xB4357 Odeon, Berlin 1909-02
9. Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Hörst du es tönen (w. Gutheil-Schoder) 44067 858½x G&T, Wien 1902-04
10. Così fan tutte (Mozart) Wie schön ist die Liebe 42818 857x G&T, Wien 1902-04
11. Dame Blanche (Boieldieu) Duett (w. Gutheil-Schoder) 44066 851x G&T, Wien 1902-04
12. Dame Blanche (Boieldieu) Komm, o holde Dame 50145 xB1621 Odeon, Berlin 1906 (Autumn)
13. Das Erkennen (Loewe) 50687 Odeon, Berlin 1910-02?03
14. Das Mühlrad (trad) 50203 xB1820 Odeon, Berlin 1906 (late)
15. Das Zauberlied (Meyer-Helmund) 42997 848x G&T, Wien 1902-04
16. Der Müller und der Bach (Nr 19) 50670 xB4723 Odeon, Berlin 1909-10
17. Der Neugierige (Nr 6) 50658 xB4711 Odeon, Berlin 1909-10
18. Des Baches Wiegenlied (Nr 20) 50671 xB4724 Odeon, Berlin 1909-10
19. Des Müllers Blumen (Nr 9) 50661 xB4714 Odeon, Berlin 1909-10
20. Die Quelle (Goldmark) 50207 xB1821 Odeon, Berlin 1906 (late)