Description

HENDRIK APPELS (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 22 JANUARY, 1886 – BERLIN, GERMANY, 22 SEPTEMBER, 1947)

 

 

 

 

He was one of the leading Heldentenors of his time. Initially, he studied dental medicine in Amsterdam before moving to Berlin for vocal training. He made his debut at the Stadttheater in Freiburg in 1920. During the 1921-1922 season, he performed at the Stadt-Theater of Barmen-Elberfeld. From 1922 to 1923, he was the principal tenor at the Stadttheater in Chemnitz.

His career continued at the Volksoper in Berlin (1923-1925), Staatsoper in München (1925-1928), Theater of Graz (1928-1929), Stadttheater in Kiel (1930-1934), Stadttheater in Dortmund (1934-1936), and finally at the Landestheater in Neustrelitz (1938-1940). He also made several guest appearances at the Staatsoper in Wien during the 1923-1928 seasons, performed at the Stadttheater in Basel in 1920, and appeared in The Hague in 1939.

In 1924, he made a guest appearance at the Opernhaus in Köln. His repertoire included roles such as Max in Der Freischütz, Lohengrin, Siegmund, Siegfried, and Loge in Der Ring des Nibelungen, Parsifal, as well as the title roles in H. Pfitzner’s Palestrina and G. Vollerthun’s Der Freikorporal. He also performed as Radames in Aida, Riccardo in Un Ballo in Maschera, and Luigi in Il Tabarro. After retiring from the stage, he taught singing in Berlin.

 

Chronology of appearances

 

1920-1921 Freiburg im Breisgau Stadttheater
1920 Basel Stadttheater
1921-1922 Elberfeld Theater
1922-1923 Chemnitz Stadttheater
1923-1925 Berlin Volksoper
1923-1928  Vienna Staatsoper
1924 Köln Opernhaus
1925-1938 München Staatsoper
1928-1929 Graz Theater
1930-1934 Kiel Stadttheater
1934-1936 Dortmund Stadttheater
1938-1940 Neustrelitz Landestheater
1939 The Hague

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Lohengrin (Wagner): Lohengrins Abschied Tri-Ergon TE 1172 2406
2. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner): Am stillen Herd Tri-Ergon TE 1173 2406
3. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner): Preislied Tri-Ergon TE 1173 2407
4. Walküre (Wagner): Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater Tri-Ergon TE 1190 3108
5. Rienzi (Wagner): Gebet Tri-Ergon TE 1190 3111
6. Evangelimann (Kienzl): Selig sind die Verfolgung leiden Tri-Ergon TE 1208 3445
7. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Scherzet immer Tri-Ergon TE 1197 3443
8. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Jetzt spielen Tri-Ergon TE 1197 3444
9. Walküre (Wagner): Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond Tri-Ergon TE 5798 03109
10. Walküre (Wagner): Siegmund heiß’ ich und Siegmund bin ich TE 5798 03110
11. Walküre (Wagner): Siegmund heiß’ ich und Siegmund bin ich Brilliant-Special 13110 87
12. Walküre (Wagner): Siegmund heiß’ ich und Siegmund bin ich Schallplatten-Volksverband 9162
13. Walküre (Wagner): Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond Schallplatten-Volksverband 9161
14. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner): Am stillen Herd Brillant Sanderklasse 2404 20
15. Lohengrin (Wagner): Gralserzählung Brillant Sanderklasse 2405 20