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HELGE ROSVAENGE (COPENHAGEN, 29 AUGUST, 1897 – MUNICH, 17 JUNE, 1972)
His real name was Helge Anton Rosenvinge Hansen. Initially, he aspired to become a chemist and studied at the Technical College of Copenhagen. His vocal talent was discovered when he sang among friends in Schwerin. His future wife, Hungarian soprano Ilonka Holndonner, encouraged his vocal training and performed a concert with him in Schwerin. He received vocal instruction in Copenhagen and Berlin. After several concert appearances in Denmark, he made his stage debut in 1921 at the Landestheater in Neustrelitz as José in Carmen.
He appeared as a guest in London, Milan, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Brussels, Amsterdam, Munich, Hamburg, and Dresden, and he achieved notable success in Cairo in 1933 as Radames in Aida. From 1932, he performed almost annually at the Salzburg Festival and appeared at the Bayreuth Festival in 1934 and 1936 as Parsifal. He also performed in operettas, premiering Eduard Künnecke’s Die große Sünderin at the Berlin Staatsoper on December 31, 1935. In 1941, he made a guest appearance at the Paris Grand Opéra as Belmonte in Die Entführung aus dem Serail.
In 1955, he returned to the Berlin Staatsoper, where he was made an honorary member. In 1963 and 1964, he performed with great success at Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden in New York. Later, he dedicated himself to teaching in Munich. His autobiography was published as Skratte Pajazzo (Copenhagen, 1945; in German as Lache Bajazzo, Berlin, 1963).
Chronology of some appearances
1921 Neustrelitz Landestheater
1922-1924 Altenburg and Thüringen Landestheater
1924-1926 Basel Stadttheater
1926-1929 Köln Opernhaus
1927 Wien Staatsoper
1929-1945 Berliner Staatsoper
1930 Wien Staatsoper
1932-1933 Salzburg Festival
1934 Bayreuth Festival
1936 Bayreuth Festival
1937 Salzburg Festival
1938 Salzburg Festival
1939 Salzburg Festival
1941 Paris Grand Opéra
1949 Salzburg Festival
1949 Wien Staatsoper
1949 Wien Staatsoper
1955 Berlin Staatsoper
TRACKLIST
- Aida (Verdi) Es hat der Stein sich über mir geschlossen (La fatal pietra) (w. Hüni-Mihacsek) 66767 (B25164) Polydor, Berlin 1928
- Aida (Verdi) Sieh’ dort den Todesengel schon (O terra addio) (w. Hüni-Mihacsek) 66767 (B25165) Polydor, Berlin 1928
- Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Doch heisst dich auch ein Pflichtgebot (Ma se m’è forza perditi) 67211 325½GO Polydor, Berlin 1935
- Bohème (Puccini) Lebt wohl ihr süssen Stunden (Addio dolce svegliare) (w. Hüni-Mihacsek, de Garmo & Scheidl) 66764 (B25158) Polydor, Berlin 1928
- Bohème (Puccini) Marcel, da bist du (w. Hüni-Mihacsek & Scheidl) 66764 (B25159) Polydor, Berlin 1928
- Bohème (Puccini) O du süssestes Mädchen (O soave fanciulla) (w. von Debitzka) 66881 (B25214) Polydor, Berlin 1929
- Bohème (Puccini) Sind wir allein (Sono andati) (w. von Debitzka) 66881 (B25215) Polydor, Berlin 1929
- Bohème (Puccini) Wie eiskalt ist dies Händchen (Che gelida manina) 66824 (B22434) Polydor, Berlin 1927
- Carmen (Bizet) Du bist’s Ich bin’s! (C’est toi C’est moi) (w. Leisner) 66818 (B25168) Polydor, Berlin 1929
- Carmen (Bizet) Ich seh’ die Mutter dort (w. von Debitzka) 95451 (B25317) Polydor, Berlin 1931
- Carmen (Bizet) Wohin eilst du (w. Leisner) 66818 (B25169) 1450½BM I Polydor, Berlin 1928
- Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) 3) Liebe für’s Leben ist nur ein Wahn (w. von Debitzka) 24970 3330¾BH Polydor, Berlin 1932
- Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Hörst du es tönen (w. von Debitzka) 95452 (B25320) Polydor, Berlin 1931
- Faust (Gounod) Gegrüsst sei mir (Salut demeure) 66824 (B22435) Polydor, Berlin 1928
- Forza del destino (Verdi) Du die verklärt im Himmelslicht (O tu che in seno) 67211 324½GO Polydor, Berlin 1935
- Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Mädchen in deinen Augen liegt ein Zauber (Bimba degli occhi) (w. von Debitzka) 66880 (B25212) Polydor, Berlin 1929
- Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Wer in eu’ren Landen (w. von Debitzka) 66880 (B25213) Polydor, Berlin 1929
- Manon (Massenet) Sie heisset Manon (On l’appelle Manon) (w. von Debitzka) Polydor, Berlin 1929
- Martha (Flotow) Mag der Himmel euch vergeben (w. von Debitzka, Leisner, Watzke & chorus) 73093 (B25130) Polydor, Berlin 1928
- Rigoletto (Verdi) Holdes Mädchen (Bella figlia) (w. Hüni-Mihacsek, Leisner & Scheidl) 66765 (B25160) Polydor, Berlin 1928
- Trovatore (Verdi) Lodern zum Himmel (Stretta) 73092 (B22387) Polydor, Berlin 1928
- Trovatore (Verdi) Miserere (w. von Debitzka) 73093 (B25131) Polydor, Berlin 1928
- Trovatore (Verdi) Wilde Eifersucht im Herzen (Di geloso amor) (w. Hüni-Mihacsek & Scheidl) 66765 (B25161) Polydor, Berlin 1928
- Vêpres Siciliennes (Verdi) All meine Liebe kann dich nicht rühren (w. Schlusnus) 90204 5461½BD Polydor, Berlin 1933
- Vêpres Siciliennes (Verdi) Als ich mein Herz dir zugewendet (w. Schlusnus) 90204 5460½BD Polydor, Berlin 1933
- Zigeunerbaron (Strauss) Wer und getraut (w. Kochhann) 95212 (B25172) Polydor, Berlin 1928






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