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FRITZ WERNER (VIENNA, 18 NOVEMBER, 1871 – BAD HALL, 22 SEPTEMBER, 1940)

 

 

 

 

His real name was Fritz Herz, and he was the son of a Viennese dentist. He trained under pedagogue Hermann Grün in Vienna, and his first role was in 1892 at the Rudolfsheimer Volkstheater in Vienna, where he performed in Les dragons de Villars by Maillart. He later guest-starred in Ischl as Canio in Pagliacci and Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana. From 1893 to 1896, he was engaged as the first Tenor-Buffo by the theaters of Cologne and Bonn. He then turned to operetta and joined the Theater an der Wien in 1896, where he achieved notable success in the operetta Der Schmetterling (as Rosefleur) by Weinberger.

In 1898, under impresario Jauner, he participated in a Russian tour with a Viennese operetta ensemble. He also made guest performances at the Berliner Theater des Westens in the opera Der Husar by I. Brüll. In Vienna, he appeared 200 times at the Carl Theater as Niki in the operetta Ein Walzertraum by Oscar Strauss. He performed in Munich, Stuttgart, Mannheim, and Karlsruhe, and from 1900 to 1902 and again from 1904 to 1906, he was a member of the Theater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich. During the 1902-1903 season, he was engaged at the Viennese Carl Theater, where he also performed during the 1907-1910 seasons.

In the 1913-1914 season, he worked as both a singer and director at the Viennese Bürgertheater and later performed at the Metropoltheater in Berlin, the Operettentheater in Hamburg, and in the 1924-1925 season at the Corso-Theater in Zürich. Due to a serious illness, he retired in 1926.

He appeared in numerous operetta premieres, including Der Frauenfresser by E. Eysler (Bürgertheater Wien, 1911), Der lachende Ehemann by the same composer (Bürgertheater Wien, 1913), Die Winzerbraut by O. Nedbal (Theater an der Wien, 1916), Das Hollandweibchen by E. Kálmán (Johann Strauß-Theater Wien, 1920), Ein Walzertraum (Carl-Theater, 1907), Rund um die Liebe by Oscar Strauss (Johann Strauß-Theater, 1914), and the operetta Mädi by Robert Stolz (Berlin Theater, 1920).

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1892 Rudolfsheimer Volkstheater

1892 Ischl Theater

1896 Theater an der Wien

1900-1902 München Theater am Gärtnerplatz

1902-1903 Wien Carl Theater

1904-1906 München Theater am Gärtnerplatz

1907-1910 Wien Carl Theater

1913-1914 Wien Bürgertheater

1924-1925 Zürich Corso-Theater

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Der Frauenfresser (Eysler) Kommen Sie, kommen Sie, Polka tanzen 944369 18487 Gramophone
2. Der Frauenfresser (Eysler) Sie hieß Marie 942251 Gramophone
3. Der Graf von Luxemburg (Lehár) Bist du’s lachendes Glück with Mizzi Wirth V 2-24152  2015ab G&T, Berlin 7- 1-10
4. Der Graf von Luxemburg (Lehár) Ich bin der Graf von Luxemburg V 2-22191  2014ab G&T, Berlin 7- 1-10
5. Der Herrgott meint’s gut Maxstadt X-22451 Zonophone,  Berlin 1906
6. Der lachende Ehemann (Eysler) Fein, fein, schmeckt uns der Wein 942434 15427 L Gramophone, Wien 1913-04-22
7. Der lachende Ehemann (Eysler) Ich bin damisch verliebt in meine eigene Frau  942433 15426 L Gramophone, Wien 1913-04-22
8. Der lachende Ehemann (Eysler) Weinlied 942434 12850 Gramophone
9. Geh sei gscheidt (Wolfi) 72604 Berliner, Wien 1901
10. Geh, mach’ dein Fensterl auf (Jurek) 3-42234  3139L G&T, Berlin  1905
11. Graf von Luxemburg (Lehár) Bist du’s lachendes Glück (w. Wirth) 2-24152 2015ab Gramophone, Berlin 1910-01-07
12. Graf von Luxemburg (Lehár) Er geht rechts, sie geht links (w. Wirth) 2-24150, 2016ab Gramophone, Berlin 1910-01-07
13. Graf von Luxemburg (Lehár) Er geht rechts, sie geht links (w. Wirth) A 56013 W Odeon
14. Graf von Luxemburg (Lehár) Ich bin der Graf von Luxemburg 2-22191, 2014ab Gramophone, Berlin 1910-01-07
15. Graf von Luxemburg (Lehár) Lieber Freund, man greift nicht nach den Sternen (w. Wirth) 2-24151 2017ab Gramophone, Berlin 1910-01-07
16. Graf von Luxemburg (Lehár) Lieber Freund, man greift nicht nach den Sternen (w. Wirth) A 56011 Odeon
17. I und der Mond (Leicht) 3-42233 3138L G&T, Berlin  1905
18. New Microsoft Word Document
19. Verzeihe mir 3-42653 4558L G&T, Berlin 1906
20. Walzertraum (O. Strauss) I. Teil Ein Walzertraum 52035 Vx 2346 Odeon
21. Walzertraum (O. Strauss) II. Teil Ein Walzertraum 52036 Vx 2347 Odeon