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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

 

 

Otello (Verdi) Si, pel ciel with Michael Bohnen 78546 1051½as Grammophon, Berlin 1923-0103

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Recitar! Mentre preso dal delirio Rxx80805 O-8566 Odeon, Berlin 1916-0809

Pagliacci  (Leoncavallo) Un tal gioco EW21 BDR4620-1 HMV, Berlin 1927-05-23

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Recitar!… Vesti la giubba 052442, 324as GrammophonPolydor, Berlin 1921-0304

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Recitar!… Vesti la giubba 66627 409bi Grammophon, Berlin 1927-09

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Un tal gioco 66627 406bi Grammophon, Berlin 1927-09

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Vesti la giubba 15044 7416 Brunswick, New York 1922-02

Rigoletto (Verdi) La donna e mobile Rxx80803 O-8565 Odeon, Berlin 1916-0809

Tarantella Sincera (V. De Crescenzo) 3613 1524-BB Vox, Berlin 1927-01

Tosca  (Puccini) E lucevan le stelle 15044 7317 Brunswick, New York 1922-02

Tosca (Puccini) E lucevan le stelle 2-52865 893ar GrammophonPolydor, Berlin 1921-0304

Tosca (Puccini) E lucevan le stelle P9036 2-8962 Parlophon, Berlin 1926-11-11

Tosca (Puccini) Recondita armonia 10048 6614 Brunswick, New York 1921-10

Tosca (Puccini) Recondita armonia EW23 BDR4630-2 HMV, Berlin 1927-05-26

Tosca (Puccini) Recondita armonia J2001, 1123ar GrammophonPolydor, Berlin 1921-09