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CARL GÜNTHER (OTTENSEN, 22 NOVEMBER, 1885 – HAMBURG, 9 SEPTEMBER, 1958)

 

 

 

 

He made his debut in 1912 at the Opera House in Hamburg as Florestan in Fidelio and remained a member of this opera house until the end of his stage career. On November 2, 1920, he appeared in the premiere of Clemens von Franckenstein’s opera Li-Tai-Pe (Des Kaisers Dichter) and, on October 7, 1927, in the premiere of Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s opera Das Wunder der Heliane. In 1926, he achieved great success in Hamburg with his performance in Verdi’s Don Carlo.

He also made guest appearances at the Städtische Oper in Berlin, the Vienna State Opera in 1924 and 1927, and the Opera House in The Hague in 1926, where he performed as Max in Der Freischütz. During World War II, he continued to perform on stage. Following his retirement, he worked as a vocal pedagogue in Hamburg.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1912 Hamburg Opera House

1920 Hamburg Opera House

1924 Wien Staatsoper

1926 Hamburg Opera House

1926 Hague Opera House

1927 Wien Staatsoper

1927 Hamburg Opera House

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Grammophon, Berlin 1922 (medio)

Mignon (Thomas): Leb’ wohl, Mignon 62398 1465ar

Carmen (Bizet): Hier an dem Herzen treu geborgen 62398 1466ar

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Scherzet immer 62405 1467ar

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Abschied von der Mutter 65628 734as

Elisir d’amore (Donizetti): Heimlich aus ihrem Auge 65628 735as

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Jenen Namen muss ich wissen jetzt 65678 736as

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Jetzt spielen 65678 737as

Dame Blanche (Boïeldieu): O welche Lust, Soldat zu sein 65685 738as

Dame Blanche (Boïeldieu): Komm, o holde Dame 65685 739as

 

Grammophon, Berlin 1922-10

Tosca (Puccini): Wie sich die Bilder gleichen 62403 1968ar

Tosca (Puccini): Und es blitzten die Sterne 62403 1969ar

Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach): Ha, wie in meiner Seele entbrennet 62405 1970ar

Tosca (Puccini): Nur deinetwegen wollt’ ich noch nicht sterben (w. Leider) 65687 946as

Tosca (Puccini): Ach, die Augen, die wundersamen (w. Leider) 65687 947as

Fliegende Holländer (Wagner): Fühlst du den Schmerz (w. Leider) 65704 948as

Aida (Verdi): Ich seh’ dich wieder, meine Aida (w. Leider) 65691 949as

Aida (Verdi): Entfliehen aus diesem Lande wir (w. Leider) 65691 950as