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JEAN NADALOVITCH (NADOLOVITCH) (ZVORESTÉA, ROMANIA, 6 SEPTEMBER, 1875 –BERLIN, GERMANY, 22 SEPTEMBER, 1966)

Initially, he pursued medical studies at the universities of Bologna, Paris, and Vienna. After passing his professional examinations, he worked in various German clinics and eventually became an assistant to Professor Schröder in Vienna. Despite his medical commitments, he nurtured his passion for music, training his voice at the conservatory in Jassy under Mezetti and Ernesto Rossi, and later in Paris under Jean Faure and Gabrielle Ferrari. From 1902 to 1904, he further refined his vocal technique under Joseph Gänsbacher in Vienna.

His operatic debut came in 1904 at the opera house in Graz, where he performed the title role in Gounod’s Faust. This was followed by guest performances at the Vienna Volksoper, in Klagenfurt, and Belgrade. In 1905, he was engaged by the newly opened Komische Oper in Vienna, where he sang the role of Hoffmann in the opening performance of Les Contes d’Hoffmann. He remained the leading tenor of this company until 1911, during which time he also appeared in several silent films.

Despite his success on the operatic stage, he remained dedicated to his medical career. In 1912, he opened an Institute for the Physiology of the Voice in Vienna, where he combined his medical expertise with his knowledge of vocal performance. However, his work was disrupted in 1935 when the institute was closed by the Nazi regime. During World War II, he was sent to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, but he was one of the few to survive the ordeal.

After the war, he returned to Berlin in 1945, where he resumed his work in education, continuing to contribute to the field of vocal physiology and music until the end of his life. His story is a testament to resilience and the pursuit of both science and art, even in the face of immense adversity.

TRACKLIST

1. Ballo in maschera (Verdi) O sag, wenn ich fahr’ auf stürmischen Wogen P303 2-1941 Parlophon, Berlin 1914
2. Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Ha, wie in meiner Seele P300 2-1948 Parlophon, Berlin 1913
3. Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Dies Herz, das heiß und treu geliebt P303 2-1942 Parlophon, Berlin 1914
4. Manon (Thomas) Leb’ wohl, Mignon P1550 2-1550 Parlophon, Berlin 1913
5. Manon (Thomas) Weich’ von mir, holdes Bild P1548 2-1548 Parlophon, Berlin 1913
6. Rigoletto (Verdi) Freundlich blick’ ich P301 2-1943 Parlophon, Berlin 1914
7. Rigoletto (Verdi) O, wie so trügerisch P301 2-1944 Parlophon, Berlin 1914
8. Trovatore (Verdi) Ständchen des Troubadour P300 2-1940 Parlophon, Berlin 1914