Description

JACQUES BILK (1882 – 1927)

 

 

 

 

He began his career at the Stadttheater in Metz, where he performed from 1906 to 1909, and then moved to the Stadttheater in Freiburg, where he sang from 1909 to 1912. In 1912, he was engaged by the Städtische Oper in Berlin, where his career reached its peak. His repertoire included Masetto in Don Giovanni, Scherasmin in Weber’s Oberon, Count Eberbach in Lortzing’s Wildschütz, Kothner in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, the Father in Humperdinck’s Hansel und Gretel, Storch in R. Strauss’s Intermezzo, Rigoletto, Valentin in Gounod’s Faust, Nevers in Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots, and Homonay in Johann Strauss’s Die Zigeunerbaron.

In the 1923-1924 season, he served as the director of the Landestheater in Neustrelitz, and from 1924 to 1927, he held the same position at the Stadttheater in Kiel. He also made guest appearances at the Hofoper in Munich, the Semperoper in Dresden, and the Opernhaus in Leipzig. He recorded for Vox, Artiphon, Edison, and Gramophone.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1906-1909 Metz Stadttheater

1919-1912 Freiburg Stadttheater

1912 Berlin Städtische Oper

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Artiphon, Berlin 1919-09-26

1. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Schaut her, ich bin’s! (Prolog) 632

2. Rigoletto (Verdi): Feile Sklaven 633

3. Tannhäuser (Wagner): O du mein holder Abendstern 634

 

Vox, Berlin 1921-10/12

4. Goldene Kreuz (Brüll): Bom bom bom tra ra ra 3007 135B

5. Goldene Kreuz (Brüll): Wie anders war es 3007 136B

6. Trovatore (Verdi): Ihres Auges himmlisch’ Strahlen 03044 69A

7. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Ich bin das Faktotum 03044 122A

 

Vox, Berlin 1922-03?

8. Rigoletto (Verdi): Gleich sind wir beide! 03127 387A

9. Rigoletto (Verdi): Feile Sklaven 03127 388A