Description

VALENTIN HALLER (MUNICH, 1 MAY, 1901 –MUNICH, 24 MARCH, 1944)

 

 

 

 

He began his career in 1924 in Gera. In Berlin, he created a sensation with his performance as Manrico in Il Trovatore. Tragically, he died at the age of 43 due to a spinal injury. His brother, who performed under the name Hans Florian (1894-1979), also had a successful career as an opera singer.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1924 Gera Opera House

1924-1926 Plauen Opera House

1926-1928 Augsburg Opera House

19228-1929 Mannheim Opera House

1929-1932 Brunswick Opera House

1932-1934 Leipzig Opera House

1933 Berlin German Opera House

1934-1935 Kassel Opera House

1941 Paris Grand Opéra

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Bohème (Puccini): Wie eiskalt ist dies Händchen O-25375 Be10895 Odeon, Berlin 1935-02-22
2. Carmen (Bizet): Hier an dem Herzen treu geborgen O-25375 Be10896 Odeon, Berlin 1935-02-22
3. Trovatore (Verdi): Lodern zum Himmel (w. chorus) O-25345 Be10897 Odeon, Berlin 1935-02-22
4. Postillon du Longjumeau (Adam): Freude, vernehmet die Geschichte O-25345 Be10898 Odeon, Berlin 1935-02-22
5. Lohengrin (Wagner): Höchstes Vertrau’n O-25404 Be10988 Odeon, Berlin 1935-05-09
6. Lohengrin (Wagner): In fernem Land O-25404 Be10989 Odeon, Berlin 1935-05-09
7. Madama Butterfly (Puccini): O wie ich mein Vergehen… Leb’ wohl, mein Blütenreich O-25445 Be10990 Odeon, Berlin 1935-05-09
8. Rigoletto (Verdi): Freundlich blick’ ich O-25445 Be10991 Odeon, Berlin 1935-05-09