Description

WERNER ALBERTI (GNESSIN, 21 JANUARY, 1860 – BERLIN, 29 NOVEMBER, 1934)

 

 

 

 

Werner Alberti (real name Werner Krzywonos) was born in Gnesen, Poland. Initially working as a bank employee in Berlin, he later pursued his musical studies with Martin Roder in Berlin and Mariano Padilla y Ramos, the husband of Désirée Artôt.

He made his debut as a concert singer in Berlin in 1887 and spent the 1887-88 season touring Germany and Switzerland. In 1888, he was engaged by Angelo Neumann at the German Theater in Prague, where he made his operatic debut as Manrico in Il Trovatore.

From Prague, Alberti made guest appearances at the Vienna State Opera in 1889, and he also performed in St. Petersburg and Moscow. He remained in Prague until 1894. In 1895, Alberti achieved notable success with guest performances at the Teatro Margherita in Genoa and the Teatro Lirico in Milan, where he performed under the direction of Pietro Mascagni.

From 1900 to 1902, he was engaged by the National Opera Theatre of Budapest. Afterward, he resided in Berlin and frequently appeared at the Kroll Opera. In 1903, he was a guest at the Vienna State Opera, performing as Wilhelm Meister in Mignon by Ambroise Thomas, and in 1905, he sang as Arnoldo in Gioachino Rossini’s Guglielmo Tell. In 1907, he performed at the State Opera in Dresden.

In 1917, Alberti made guest appearances in Bucharest and at the Teatro San Carlo in Lisbon. After his performing career, he worked as a pedagogue in Berlin.

Critics admired his voice for its metallic sheen and ringing top notes. Werner Alberti died in Berlin.

At the height of his popularity Werner Alberti got a contract for an American tour and arrived in New York to begin it. He then received a telegram that his mother was quite ill, broke his contract and immediately returned to Germany. He never got another chance to come to the United States.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1895 Genova Teatro Margherita Trovatore (Manrico)

1896 Lisbona Teatro San Carlos Lohengrin (Lohengrin)

1896 Lisbona Coliseo Recrejos Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

1897 Genova Teatro Carlo Felice Lohengrin (Lohengrin)

1897 Milano Teatro Lirico Cavalleria Rusticana (Turiddu)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Die Himmel ruhmen des Ewigen (Beethoven) 1-15364 1125-o- Favorite, Berlin1906-01-09

Die Träne (Rubinstein) 34289 Bx658 Odeon, Berlin 1905-09

Es blinkt der Tau (Rubinstein) 34288 xB657 Odeon, Berlin 1905-09

Evangelimann (Kienzl) Selig sind, die Verfolgung leiden 34278 xB659 Odeon, Berlin 1905-09

Evangelimann (Kienzl) Selig sind, die Verfolgung leiden 50147 xB1657 Odeon, Berlin 1906 (autumn)

Fliegende Holländer (Wagner) Mit Gewitter und Sturm 25521 Odeon, Berlin 1909-03

Freischütz (Weber) Durch die Wälder 1-15379 1157-o Favorite, Berlin 1906-01-13

Freischütz (Weber) Durch die Wälder B791 1009 Homokord, Berlin 1906-10-03

Freischutz (Weber) Durch die Walder, durch die Auen 50169 xB1656 Odeon, Berlin 1906 (autumn)

Guillaume Tell (Rossini) Du meiner Vater Hütte (Asile héréditaire) 25522 xB 4442 Odeon, Berlin 1909-03

Gute Nacht, du mein herziges Kind (Abt) 1224 Homokord, Berlin 1906

Gute Nacht, du mein herziges Kind (Abt) 50149 xB1643-2 Odeon, Berlin 1906 (autumn)

Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Ihr Wangenpaar 1-15366 1128-o- Favorite, Berlin 1906-01-09

Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Ihr Wangenpaar 50271 xB2193 Odeon, Berlin 1907-04

Ich grolle nicht (Schumann) 34280 xB662 Odeon, Berlin 1905-09

Juive (Halévy) Recha, als Gott dich einst 14290 14290 Beka, Berlin 1912-07