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EDUARD ERHARD (VIENNA, AUSTRIA 1879 – STARNBERGER, GERMANY ?)

 

 

 

 

Initially active as an actor, he later pursued vocal studies at the Vienna Music Academy. He perfected his vocal technique under Giovanni Scarneo in Berlin. His operatic debut likely occurred during the 1903–1904 season at the Stadttheater in Nürnberg.

His repertoire included notable roles such as Wolfram in Tannhäuser, Count di Luna in Il Trovatore, Germont in La Traviata, Silvio in Pagliacci, and Papageno in Die Zauberflöte. In 1908, at the Stadttheater in Hamburg, he appeared in the premiere of Siegfried Wagner’s opera Sternengebot.

Later in his career, he became a respected pedagogue and professor in Karlsruhe, where he taught many students, including the soprano Clara Ebers. He was married to the soprano Josefine Sedlmayer. In his later years, he resided in Starnberger.

He also left behind a recorded legacy, making records for labels such as Gramophone, Beka, and Parlophon.

 

Chronology of some opera appearances

 

1904-1905 Strasbourg Stadttheater

1905-1907 Essen Stadttheater

1907-1908 Hamburg Stadttheater

1908-1909 Magdeburg Stadttheater

1909 Leipzig Opernhaus

1909 Berlin Hofoper

1909-1910 Hamburg Stadttheater

1926 London Covent Garden

 

Chronology of some concert appearances

 

1908 Vienna

1920 Norway

1920 Switzerland

1921 Hungary

1921 Holland

1925 Rome

1925 Venice

1926 USA

1927 Monte Carlo

1927 Nice

1934 Vienna

 

TRACKLIST

 

Beka

Geheimes (Schubert): Lied Op. 14 No. 2 B 6362-I 34559

 

Gramophone, Berlin 1908-11-25

Carmen (Bizet): Liebst du mich treu und innig with Metzger 2-44496 6669h

 

Gramophone, Berlin 1909-08-18

Faust (Gounod): Mephisto-Serenade 4-42351 1571ab

Faust (Gounod): Rondo vom goldenen Kalb 4-42352 1572ab

 

Gramophone, Berlin 1910-09-17

Nachtlager von Granada (Kreutzer): Die Nacht ist schön 042285 501s

Ballo in maschera (Verdi): Ja, du warst’s 042286 502s

 

Parlophon, Berlin 1928-01-20

Memnon (Schubert): Den Tag hindurch P9222 2-20580

An Schwager Kronos (Schubert): Spute dich, Kronos P9222 2-20581