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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

 

 

Carmen (Bizet) Il fior P9029 xxB7558-2 Odeon, Berlin 1926-11-11

Carmen (Bizet) La fleur (It) F22000 532as Grammophon, Berlin 1921-09

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Addio alla madre P9126 2-20198 Parlophon, Berlin 1927-03-29

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Intanto, amici, qua beviamone un bicchiere (Brindisi) (w. Petzet & chorus) B12456 38317 Parlophon, Berlin 1930-02-28

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) O Lola AA 176876 20197 Odeon Berlin 1927-03-29

Danza, danza (Film Fra Diavolo) (Becce) B12450 133022 Be9392 Parlophon, Berlin 1931-03-11

Forza del destino (Verdi) In dieser feierlichen Stunde (w. Bohnen) 78548 1052½as Grammophon, Berlin 1923-0103

Gioconda (Ponchielli) Cielo e mar 15019 7323 Brunswick, New York 1922-02

Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Bianca al par O-8569 xxB6314 Odeon, Berlin 1916-0809

Ideale (Tosti) 3623 Vox, Berlin 1927-01

La danza (Rossini) 03614 1516-1AA Vox, Berlin 1927-01

Mamma mia che vo’ sape (Nutile) 3613 1523-BB Vox, Berlin 1927-01

Manella mia (Valente) 1522-BB 3623 Vox, Berlin 1927-01

Martha (Flotow) Ach so fromm B22025 533½as Grammophon, Berlin 1921-09

Otello (Verdi) Ed io vedea fra le tue tempie oscure (w. Seinemeyer) P9632 2-20775-2 Parlophon, Berlin 1928-05-11

Otello (Verdi) Già della notte densa (w. Seinemeyer) P9632 2-20774 Parlophon, Berlin 1928-05-11