Description

LORENZ FEHENBERGER (UPPER BAVARIA, GERMANY, AUGUST 24, 1912 – MUNICH, GERMANY, JULY 29, 1984)

 

 

 

 

He studied singing under Elisabeth Wolff in Munich and made his debut in 1939 at the Stadttheater in Graz in R. Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier. From 1941 to 1945, he was engaged by the Staatsoper in Dresden, and in 1946, he joined the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich.

On August 9, 1949, at the Salzburg Festival, he sang the role of Haemon in the premiere of Carl Orff’s opera Antigonae. At the same festival, he performed as a soloist in Rossini’s Stabat Mater (1949 and 1962). He returned to Salzburg in 1951 for Haydn’s The Creation and, two years later, sang in Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus. In subsequent years, he participated in performances of Beethoven’s Christus am Ölberge (1964) and Mozart’s Requiem (1967). In 1949, he also performed a small role in Die Zauberflöte.

Guest performances took him to renowned opera houses in Italy, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Scandinavia, and South America, including the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires (1951). At the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in 1951, he sang the role of Golo in Schumann’s Genoveva (the Italian premiere of this opera). During the 1951–1952 season, he appeared in several roles at the Arena di Verona.

In 1953, he performed at Covent Garden, including the role of Apollo in the UK premiere of R. Strauss’s Die Liebe der Danaë. In 1976, he sang at the Bayerische Staatsoper in the premiere of Josef Tal’s opera Die Versuchung. His final appearance in Munich was in 1977, performing in Der Rosenkavalier.

His repertoire included leading roles such as Radames in Aida, Don José in Carmen, Lohengrin, the Duke in Rigoletto, Walther von Stolzing in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Alvaro in La forza del destino, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, and Cavaradossi in Tosca.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1939 Graz Stadttheater

1941-1945 Dresden Staatsoper

1946 München Bayerische Staatsoper

1949 Salzburg festival

1951 Buenos Aires Teatro Colón

1951 Firenze Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

1951-1952 Arena di Verona

1953 London Covent Garden

1962 Salzburg festival

1964 Salzburg festival

1967 Salzburg festival

1976-1977 München Staatsoper

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Boheme (Puccini)  Lebt wohl ihr süssen Stunden with Elfriede Trötschel, Rita Streich and Dietrich  Fischer-Dieskau Grammophon 68435 A 01497 KK
2. Boheme (Puccini) Sind wir allein with Elfriede Trötschel and Rita Streich Grammophon 68435 B 01497 KK
3. Carmen (Bizet) Hier an dem Herzen treu geborgen Grammophon 68322 0630 KK
4. Der Barbier von Bagdad (Cornelius) Er lebt, er lebt Grammophon 72012 B 01839 LKK
5. Der Barbier von Bagdad (Cornelius) Mein Sohn, sei Allahs Frieden Grammophon 72012 A 01838 LKK
6. Die Afrikanerin (Meyerbeer) Land so wunderbar Grammophon 68400 02048 KK
7. Die Hugenotten (Meyerbeer) Ha, welch ein reizendes Bild Grammophon 68400 01179 KK
8. Die verkaufte Braut (Smetana) Komm, mein Söhnchen Grammophon 68399 01176 KK, 01177 KK
9. Faust (Gounod)  Es ist schon spät pt I with Hilde Scheppan Grammophon 68328 A 0489 KK
10. Faust (Gounod)  Es ist schon spät pt II with Hilde Scheppan Grammophon 68328 B  0490 KK
11. Faust (Gounod) Gegrüßt sei mir, o heil`ge Stätte Grammophon 68322 0629 KK
12. Lohengrin (Wagner) In fernem Land Grammophon 72444 A 05241 LKN
13. Palestrina  (Pfitzner) Allein in dunkler Tiefe with Rita Streich, Anny Schlemm, Margarete Klose and Elfriede Trötschel
14. Prodaná nevesta (Smetana)  Weiß ich doch eine with Georg Hann  Grammophon 68399 A 01176 KK
15. Prodaná nevesta (Smetana) Komm mein Söhnchen, auf ein Wort with Georg  Hann Grammophon 68399 B 01177 KK
16. Tedeum  1. Satz Tedeum (Anton Bruckner) with M. Cunitz, Gertrude Pitzinger, Georg Hann Grammophon 72020 A 01952 LKK
17. Tedeum  2. Satz Te ergo; 3. Satz Aeterna fac  (Anton Bruckner) with M. Cunitz, Gertrude Pitzinger, Georg Hann Grammophon 72021 A 01953 LKK
18. Tedeum  4. Satz Salvum fac (Anton Bruckner) with M. Cunitz, Gertrude Pitzinger, Georg Hann Grammophon 72021 B 01954 LKK
19. Tedeum  5. Satz In te, Domine speravi (Anton Bruckner) with M.  Cunitz, Gertrude Pitzinger, Georg Hann Grammophon 72020 B 01955 LKK