Description

NICOLA GEISSE-WINKEL (BAD EMS, 27 FEBRUARY, 1872 – WIESBADEN, 11 AUGUST, 1932)

First, he studied at the Universities of Marburg and Strasbourg, then took lessons with Benno Stolzenberg in Cologne. After short engagements in Aachen and Mainz, in 1905 he began his career at the Hoftheater in Wiesbaden and remained active there until 1931. In 1908, he appeared for the first time at the Bayreuth Festival, where he performed until 1912. He made successful guest appearances in Vienna, Munich, Budapest, Amsterdam, The Hague, and at opera houses in Switzerland. Besides his work on stage, he was a famed concert singer; he sang solo in the premiere of Gustav Mahler’s 8th Symphony in Munich in 1910. He committed suicide.

TRACKLIST

1. Das Mühlrad (Erb) Favorite 1-015147
2. Wohlauf noch getrunken (Wanderlied) (Schumann) Favorite 1-015148
3. Wohlauf noch getrunken (Wanderlied) (Schumann) Gramophone 4-42511 1155ak
4. Das Mühlrad (Glück) Gramophone 4-42512 1156ak
5. Trovatore (Verdi): Ihres Auges himmlisch Strahlen Odeon 51064 xB5578
6. Trompeter von Säckingen (Nessler): Behüt’ dich Gott Odeon 51065 xB5586
7. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Ich bin das Faktotum Anker E9678 5186
8. Ballo in maschera (Verdi): Ja, du warst’s Anker E9678 5186
9. Gioielli della Madonna (Wolf-Ferrari): Serenade des Rafaele Anker E9689 5187
10. Königskinder (Humperdinck): Zweites Spielmannslied Anker E9689 5187
11. Trovatore (Verdi): Ihres Auges himmlisch Strahlen Anker E9737 5189
12. Rigoletto (Verdi): Feile Sklaven Anker E9737 5189
13. Trovatore (Verdi): Ihres Auges himmlisch Strahlen Odeon 99852 xB5578
14. Trompeter von Säckingen (Nessler): Behüt’ dich Gott Odeon 99853 xB5586
15. Lohengrin (Wagner): Des Königs Wort und Will’ Pathé 55894