Description

CARL HARTMANN (SOLINGEN, 2 MAY, 1895 – MUNICH, 30 MAY, 1969)

 

 

 

 

He first worked in a razor factory in Solingen. There, he sang in several choirs and was discovered by a music critic from Cologne, who arranged for him to receive his first vocal training in Cologne. In 1921, he began formal studies with Richard Senff in Düsseldorf.

In 1928, he made his debut at the Stadttheater Wuppertal-Elberfeld as Tannhäuser. As early as 1930, while touring North America as a member of Johanna Gadski’s German Opera Company, he caused a sensation with his performance as Pedro in d’Albert’s Tiefland. He later made guest appearances in Chicago, St. Louis, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

Following the outbreak of the Second World War, he encountered difficulties returning to Germany and traveled via Japan. There, he appeared not only in several Wagner concerts but also in an adapted version of Lohengrin, which marked the Japanese premiere of the opera.

After the Second World War, he never returned to the operatic stage, although he continued to give recitals. He later opened a business dealing in Solingen steelware in Munich and eventually settled there.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1928 Wuppertal-Elberfeld Stadttheater Tannhäuser (Tannhäuser)

1930 North American Tour Tiefland (Pedro)

1931 Zoppot Festival Siegfried (Siegfried)

1931 Zoppot Festival Die Walküre (Siegmund)

1933 Zoppot Festival Tannhäuser (Tannhäuser)

1933 Zoppot Festival Fidelio (Florestan)

1936 Zoppot Festival Parsifal (Parsifal)

1937 Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Tristan und Isolde (Tristan)

1937-1938 Zoppot Festival Lohengrin (Lohengrin)

1937-1940 New York Metropolitan Opera Siegfried (Debut: Siegfried)

1938 Bayreuth Festival Tristan und Isolde (Tristan)

1939 Zoppot Festival Tannhäuser (Tannhäuser)

1939 Zoppot Festival Siegfried (Siegfried)

1941 Zoppot Festival Tannhäuser (Tannhäuser)

1942 Wien Staatsoper Siegfried (Siegfried)

1942-1943 Barcelona Gran Teatre del Liceu Siegfried (Siegfried)

 

TRACKLIST

 

Richard Wagner
Parsifal
Dritter Aufzug

Amfortas …………………………………. Hans Reinmar, Bariton
Gurnemanz ……………………………… Ludwig Weber, Baß
Parsifal …………………………………. Carl Hartmann, Tenor
Kundry ………………………………….. Elsa Larén, Sopran

Chor und Orchester des Deutschen Opernhauses, Berlin
Dirigent: Hans Knappertsbusch
Aufgenommen am 31. März 1942