Description

KATHARINA FLEISCHER-EDEL (MÜLHEIM AN DER RUHR, 27 SEPTEMBER, 1873 † DRESDEN, 18 JULY, 1928)

 

 

 

 

She studied at the Conservatoire of Cologne and later in Dresden under the tutelage of August Iffert. Her operatic debut took place in 1894 at the Dresden Hofoper, where she performed in Der Freischütz as Agathe. Following three successful years in Dresden, she was engaged in 1897 by Bernhard Pollini to perform at the Stadttheater in Hamburg, where she also debuted as Agathe in Der Freischütz. Her career at the Hamburg opera house spanned until 1917, during which she achieved considerable success.

Her repertoire was extensive and included iconic roles such as Senta in Der fliegende Holländer, Euryanthe in Weber’s Euryanthe, Desdemona in Otello, Marie in Lortzing’s Der Waffenschmied, the title role in Nessler’s Der Trompeter von Säckingen, and Pamina in Die Zauberflöte. After retiring from the stage, she devoted herself to teaching singing in Dresden, passing on her knowledge to the next generation of singers.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1894 Dresden Hofoper Freischütz (Brautjungfer/Debut)

1897-1917 Hamburg Stadttheater Freischütz (Agathe/Debut)

1900 München Hofoper

1900 Köln Opernhäus

1901 München Hofoper

1901 Wien Hofoper

1903 Paris Théâtre Sarah Bernhard La damnation de Faust (Marguerite)

1904 Bayreuth festival Tannhäuser (Elisabeth/Debut)

1904 Hamburg Stadttheater Der Kobold (Premiere)

1904 Stockholm Royal Opera

1904 Prague German Theater

1904 Karlsruhe Hoftheater

1905 Hamburg Stadttheater Bruder Lustig (Premiere)

1905-1907 London Covent Garden Walküre (Sieglinde)/Meistersingern (Eva)/ Tannhäuser (Elisabeth)

1905 Zurich Stadttheater

1906 Prague German Theater

1906 Mannheim Hoftheater

1906 Bayreuth festival Tristan und Isolde (Brangäne)

1906-1907 New York Metropolitan Opera Tannhäuser (Elisabeth/Debut)

1907 Bremen Stadttheater

1907 Wien Volksoper

1908 Hamburg Stadttheater Sternengebot (Premiere)

1908 Bayreuth festival Lohengrin (Elsa)

1910 Leipzig Opernhäus

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Bohème (Puccini) Man nennt mich jetzt nur Mimi X50698 xB4728-3 Odeon, Berlin 1910-11
2. Fliegende Holländer (Wagner) Bei bösem Wind X50422 xB3067 Odeon, Berlin 1907-06-25
3. Fliegende Holländer (Wagner) Traft ihr das Schiff X50421 xB3066 Odeon, Berlin 1907-06-25
4. Tannhäuser (Wagner) Dich teure Halle X50407 xB3068 Odeon, Berlin 1907-06-25
5. Tannhäuser (Wagner) Dich treff’ ich hier (w. Knüpfer (Fleischer-Edel not mentioned on label)) 042083 BAY827½f G&T, Bayreuth 1904-0708
6. Tannhäuser (Wagner) Gebet der Elisabeth X50408 xB3069 Odeon, Berlin 1907-06-25
7. Träume (Wagner) X50375-2 xB3072-2 Odeon, Berlin 1910-11
8. Walküre (Wagner) Du bist der Lenz X50423 xB3076 Odeon, Berlin 1907-06-25