Description

MARGARETHE HEYNE-FRANKE (CHEMNITZ, 21 MAY, 1892 – DRESDEN, 19 FEBRUARY, 1980)

 

 

 

 

She made her debut in Nuremberg in 1917 as Zerbinetta in R. Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos. From 1918 to 1921, she was a member of the State Theater in Gera (Thuringia). The renowned conductor Fritz Busch heard her in Leipzig and engaged her at the Stuttgart State Opera, where she sang from 1921 to 1924. From 1924 to 1928, she was a member of the Dresden State Opera. Beginning in 1928, she held guest contracts with the opera houses of Munich, Leipzig, and Frankfurt am Main, as well as with the National Theater of Mannheim, the Kroll Opera, and the Berlin State Opera.

On stage, her repertoire ranged from the most demanding coloratura roles to dramatic parts such as Aida and Venus in Tannhäuser. In addition to her stage career, she was an acclaimed concert singer, performing under such prominent conductors as Richard Strauss, Hans Pfitzner, Fritz Busch, and Hermann Abendroth. In 1925, she made a series of acoustic recordings for the Polydor label.

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Ariadne auf Naxos (Strauss) Grossmächtige Prinzessin… So war’s mit Pagliaccio 66230, 66230, 1969as, 1970as Grammophon, Berlin 1924-08

Fledermaus (Strauss) Klänge der Heimat 66154 1973as Grammophon, Berlin 1924-08

Fliegende Holländer (Wagner) Traft ihr das Schiff (Ballade) 27199 976½BI I Grammophon, Berlin 1930-06

Guten Abend, gute Nacht (Wiegenlied) (Brahms) 23340 3003BR III Grammophon, Berlin 1930-07

Martha (Flotow) Letzte Rose 66154 1976as Grammophon, Berlin 1924-08

Mignon (Thomas) Kennst di das Land 27198 974BI I Grammophon, Berlin 1930-06

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Vogellied 27198 973BI I Grammophon, Berlin 1930-06

Peer Gynt (Grieg) Solvejgs Lied 566 3005BR III Grammophon, Berlin 1930-07

Rosenlieder (zu Eulenburg) Monatsrose 23339 3002 BR III Grammophon, Berlin 1930

Tannhäuser (Wagner) Dich teure Halle 27199 975½BI I Grammophon, Berlin 1930-06

Wiegenlied (Flies, attr Mozart) 23340 3004BR III Grammophon, Berlin 1930-07