Description

MARIAN ALMA (ZALESZCZYKI, POLAND, 3 NOVEMBER, 1860 – BERLIN, GERMANY, 6 DECEMBER, 1937)

 

 

 

 

He first studied at the Lviv Polytechnic before turning to singing, where he studied under Walery Wysocki in Lviv. He made his debut there in 1878 as Lorenzo in D. Auber’s Fra Diavolo and remained with this opera house until 1884. Following his time in Lviv, he performed under the surname Manoli during the 1884-85 season at the Opera House in Olmütz, though he eventually reverted to his original name.

His career continued at several prominent opera houses: he was at the Vienna Court Opera in the 1885-86 season, the Municipal Theatre of Mainz from 1886-88, the Berlin Court Opera during the 1888-90 seasons, the Opera House of Düsseldorf from 1890-93, the Opera House of Wroclaw in the 1893-94 season, and the Municipal Theatre of Magdeburg in the 1894-95 season. In 1895, he returned to the Berlin Court Opera, where he performed until 1914. After 1900, he primarily took on comprimario roles.

He also made guest appearances at various opera houses, including those in Warsaw and Kraków in 1895, and Prague. In 1887, he sang at the Berlin Krolloper, the Court Theatre in Schwerin, and in 1902 at the Opera House of Leipzig. Notably, he appeared at the Berlin Court Opera in the premiere of R. Leoncavallo’s opera Der Roland von Berlin in 1904 and in the Berlin premiere of Der Rosenkavalier in 1911.

He continued his career at the Berlin Court Opera until 1914, after which he became a singing teacher in Berlin.

His daughter Helene Alma was also active as a singer; she appeared about 1910 in Berlin, later in the USA.

 

 Chronology of some appearances

 

1878-1884 Lviv Opera House

1884-1885 Olmütz Opera House

1885-1886 Vienna Court Opera

1886-1888 Mainz Municipal Theatre

1888-1890 Berlin Court Opera

1890-1893 Dusseldorf Opera House

1893-1894 Wroclaw Opera House

1894-1895 Magdeburg Municipal Theatre

1895-1914 Berlin Court Opera

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Gruss an Sorrent (Waldmann) 12246 Edison cylinders, Berlin 1904-12 or 1905-01

Ich weiss ein Herz, für das ich bete (Rodominsky) 12261 Edison cylinders, Berlin 1901-09/10

La Paloma (Yradier) 42673 2176B G&T, Berlin 1902-02

Lohengrin (Wagner) Atmest du nicht 40198 Columbia, Berlin 1903/1904

Lohengrin (Wagner) In fernem Land 7001 Adler Phonograph Co cylinders, Berlin 1905-09/10

Lohengrin (Wagner) Lohengrins Abschied 363391 Odeon, Berlin 1907?

Lohengrin (Wagner) Mein lieber Schwan 42536 29B Berliner, Berlin 1901-02/03

Martha (Flotow) Mag der Himmel euch vergeben 42987 1412x G&T, Berlin 1902-10

Martha (Flotow) Martha, nimm zum frohen Bunde meine Hand (w. Dietrich) 15103 Edison cylinders, Berlin 1904-0809

Martha (Flotow) Martha, nimm zum frohen Bunde meine Hand (w. Walter) 12407 Edison cylinders, Berlin 1901-09/10

Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Morgenlich leuchtend 42514 232B Berliner, Berlin 1901-02/03

Nanon (Genée) Anna, zu dir ist mein liebster Gang 12254 Edison cylinders, Berlin 1901-09/10

O Maienzeit, o Liebestraum (Brandt) 15035 Edison cylinders, Berlin 1904-03

Rigoletto (Verdi) Ach, wie so trügerisch 42183 460B Berliner, Berlin 1901-03

Rigoletto (Verdi) O,wie so trügerisch 12248 Edison cylinders, Berlin 1901-09/10