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TINO PATTIERA (CAVTAT, CROATIA, 27 JUNE, 1890 – CAVTAT, CROATIA, 24 APRIL, 1966)

 

 

 

 

Pattiera was a handsome man with an exceptional, dark heroic tenor voice, that was, some say, perfectly suited for roles such as Manrico in Il trovatore. It was in this role that he made his stage debut at the Dresden Opera in 1914 and it was in the Italian repertoire that he specialized. Among his closest friends and colleagues during the early days at Dresden were Richard Tauber and Elisabeth Rethberg. Pattiera was the most popular tenor in Dresden in the 1920s. It was during that time he partnered with the soprano Meta Seinemeyer and was responsible for a resurgence of interest in Giuseppe Verdi’s operas in Germany. Singing with Seinemeyer under Fritz Busch, they gave performances of La forza del destino and Don Carlos in notable productions. In addition to his work in Dresden in the Italian repertoire, Pattiera sang Tannhäuser and the role of Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos, was a guest artist in several European cities, and joined the Chicago Opera Company for the 1920/21 season. On 31 January 1925, the Dresden premiere of Umberto Giordano’s Andrea Chénier was given with Seinemeyer as Maddalena. It won praise from the composer himself, who was in the audience. Tino Pattiera, who became her most famous stage and recording partner, sang the title role. On occasion compared with Caruso during his partnership with Seinemeyer, Steane notes “that Dresdeners are said to have compared their performances together to the Melba-Caruso evenings at Covent Garden. Pattiera gave his last performance in 1953 in Dresden and then retired, after which he taught in Vienna.

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Bettelstudent (Millöcker) Ich knüpfte manche zarte Bande B12182 38342-2 Parlophon, Berlin 1930-03-28

Bettelstudent (Millöcker) Soll ich reden, darf ich schweigen (w. Suchy) P9502 2-21667 Parlophon, Berlin 1930-03-12

Bettelstudent (Millöcker) Still, man kommt… Aus den wichtigen Papieren (w. Suchy, Göbel & Petzet) B12183, B12183, 38365, 38366 Parlophon, Berlin 1930-03-20

Bettelstudent (Millöcker) Wie Tränen perlen (w. Suchy & chorus) P9501 2-21674 Parlophon, Berlin 1930-03-20

Bohème (Puccini) …ihr…Gut. Man nennt mich jetzt Mimi (w. Müller) EJ218 (4-043022) CwR1406-1 HMV, Berlin 1927-12-09 (public performance)

Bohème (Puccini) Ach, Geliebte (w. Bohnen) 78546 1050½as Grammophon, Berlin 1923-0103

Boheme (Puccini) Che gelida manina P9029 2-8963-2 ParlophonOdeon, Berlin 1926-11-11

Bohème (Puccini) O du süssestes Mädchen (w. Müller) EJ217 (4-044003) HMV, Berlin 1927-12-09 (public performance)

Bohème (Puccini) O du süßestes Mädchen (w. Seinemeyer) P9048 2-8940 ParlophonOdeon, Berlin 1926-11-03

Bohème (Puccini) Sind wir allein (w. Müller) EJ217 (4-044002) HMV, Berlin 1927-12-09 (public performance)

Bohème (Puccini) Wie eiskalt ist dies Händchen EJ218 (4-042028) CwR1405-1 HMV, Berlin 1927-12-09 (public performance)

Bohème (Puccini) Wie eiskalt ist dies Händchen Rxx80853 xxB6313 Odeon, Berlin 1916-0809

Canzone alla mia bella vola (Film Fra Diavolo) (Becce) B12450 133023 Be9393 Parlophon, Berlin 1931-03-11

Carmen  (Bizet) C’est toi with Barbara Kemp O-7739a 216622 Odeon Berlin 1930-02-28

Carmen  (Bizet) Pt II with Barbara Kemp O-7739b 21661 Odeon Berlin 1930-02-28