Description

FRIEDRICH FRITZ ZOHSEL (STUTTGART, 24 JANUARY, 1879 – BERLIN, 12 MARCH, 1952)

 

 

 

 

He studied singing under Jacques Stückgold in Berlin and later with the renowned heroic tenor Heinrich Knote. He made his debut at the Court Theatre of Detmold in 1908. In the 1909-1910 season, he performed at the Municipal Theatre of Ulm, followed by engagements at the Municipal Theatre of Basel (1910-1911), the Municipal Theatre of Katowice (1911-1912), and the Municipal Theatre of Görlitz (1912-1913).

In 1914, he was conscripted into the First World War and was captured by Russian forces. He resumed his career in 1919, performing first at the Dresden State Opera (1919-1922), then at the Municipal Theatre of Chemnitz (1922-1927), where he appeared in the premiere of Wilhelm Kienzl’s opera Hassan der Schwärmer in 1925.

From 1927 to 1930, he was active at the Opera House of Leipzig, where he took part in the premiere of Hans Hermann Wetzler’s Die baskische Venus in 1928. He later performed in Berlin and during the 1933-1934 season, he sang at the Municipal Theatre in Dortmund, and from 1934 to 1935 at the Municipal Theatre in Augsburg. He subsequently returned to Berlin, where he later managed an artist’s agency. Throughout his career, he also appeared as a guest at the Berlin State Opera, Dresden, and Vienna (1927).

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1908 Detmold Court Theatre

1909-1910 Ulm Municipal Theatre

1910-1911  Basel Municipal Theatre

1911-1912  Katowice Municipal Theatre

1912-1913 Görlitz Municipal Theatre

1919-1922 Dresden State Opera

1922-1927 Chemnitz Municipal Theatre

1927-1930 Leipzig Opera House

1933-1934 Dortmund Municipal Theatre

1934-1935 Augsburg Municipal Theatre

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Africaine (Meyerbeer) Land so wunderbar B62033 427½as Grammophon, Berlin 1921 (Spring)
2. Bohème (Puccini) Wie eiskalt ist dies Händchen 19069 428as Grammophon, Berlin 1921 (Spring)
3. Carmen (Bizet) Hier an dem Herzen (Blumen-Arie) B62034 431as Grammophon, Berlin 1921 (Spring)
4. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) An diesem Ort mich hier zu finden (w. chorus) P1493 2-6125 Parlophon, Berlin 1922-12-12
5. Oberon (Weber) Von Jugend auf in dem Kampfgefild, pt 1 P1439 2-6128 Parlophon, Berlin 1922-12-12
6. Oberon (Weber) Von Jugend auf in dem Kampfgefild, pt 2 P1439 2-6129 Parlophon, Berlin 1922-12-12
7. Tosca (Puccini) Und es blitzten die Sterne 14377 1115ar Grammophon, Berlin 1921-07
8. Tosca (Puccini) Wie sich die Bilder gleichen 14377 1114ar Grammophon, Berlin 1921-07
9. Trovatore (Verdi) Daß nur für mich dein Herz erbebt P1493 2-6130 Parlophon, Berlin 1922-12-12
10. Trovatore (Verdi) Miserere (w. Bettendorf & chorus) P1452 2-6126 Parlophon, Berlin 1922-12-12