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HANS FIDESSER (VIENNA, 12 MARCH, 1899 – BERLIN, 22 JANUARY, 1982)

 

 

 

 

Initially working as a bank employee, he later pursued singing, studying under E. Mauck and others. He began his career in 1922 as a baritone at the Stadttheater in Plauen (Saxony). During the 1924-1926 seasons, he sang at the Nationaltheater in Mannheim. Following a voice change and retraining as a tenor under Laurenz Hofer, he debuted anew in 1926 at the Stadttheater in Elberfeld, performing Radamès in Verdi’s Aida.

His tenor repertoire spanned diverse roles, including Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Florestan in Fidelio, Adolar in Weber’s Euryanthe, Lohengrin, Max in Der Freischütz, Don José in Carmen, Des Grieux in Massenet’s Manon, Hoffmann in Les contes d’Hoffmann, Julien in Charpentier’s Louise, the Duke in Rigoletto, Cavaradossi in Tosca, and Pelléas in Pelléas et Mélisande.

After World War II, he transitioned to operetta performances and made appearances in a few German sound films. Upon retiring from the stage, he worked as a vocal pedagogue in Berlin, where he spent his later years.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1922-1924 Plauen Stadttheater

1924-1926 Mannheim Nationaltheater

1926-1927 Elberfeld Stadttheater

1927-1931 Berlin Kroll Opera

1928 Berlin Städtischen Oper

1929-1931 Wien Staatsoper

1931 Salzburg Festival

1934 Amsterdam Opera

1930s-1939 Berlin Deutschen Opernhaus

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Der Bettelstudent (Carl Millöcker) Ich knüpfte manche zarte Bande — Loblied der Polin {Symon} Odeon O-25764 a 1936.03.
2. Der Bettelstudent (Carl Millöcker) Nimm mein Herz in beide Hände Odeon O-25801 b
3. Die lockende Flamme (Künneke) Ich träume mit offenen Augen Odeon O-25801 a
4. Flieg’, Schwalbe, flieg’! (Berco) O-25738 Be11304 Odeon, Berlin 1936-03-27
5. Heidelied (Herbert Windt  Frank Wysbar) — Film Fuhrmann Maria Odeon O-25649 a 1936.01.
6. Heimat! (Grenzland-Lied) (Strecker) (w. chorus) O-25738 Be11303 Odeon, Berlin 1936-03-27
7. Leise klingt eine Melodie — Lied [English Waltz] (Willy Richartz  Peter Kirsten) Odeon (Germany) O-25649 b 1936.01.
8. Tosca (Puccini) Und es blitzten die Sterne O-25677 Be11268 Odeon, Berlin 1936-03-04
9. Tosca (Puccini) Wie sich die Bilder gleichen O-25677 Be11267 Odeon, Berlin 1936-03-04