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ALFRED GOLTZ (EMMENDINGEN, 1877 – BERLIN, 1937)

 

 

 

 

He was of Jewish origin, and his real name was Alfred Goldschmidt. He was initially trained as a baritone and was active in that voice type until 1905. He appeared successfully at the Municipal Theatre of Nuremberg (1899–1900), followed by engagements at the Municipal Theatre of Regensburg (1900–1901), the Municipal Theatre of Koblenz (1901–1902), the Municipal Theatre of Rostock (1902–1903), and the Municipal Theatre of Basel (1903–1904). During the 1904–1905 season he sang at the Municipal Theatre of Mülhausen.

He subsequently retrained as a tenor and was engaged by the Leipzig Opera, where he remained a member until 1908. From 1908 to 1910 he sang at the Court Opera of Stuttgart, and during the 1910–1912 seasons he was a member of the Court Theatre of Coburg. His career reached its peak after joining the Deutsche Oper Berlin-Charlottenburg, where he remained until being called up for military service in 1917. Following the end of the First World War, he sang during the 1919–1920 season at the National Theatre of Weimar.

In 1909 he appeared in Stuttgart in the premiere of Walter Braunfels’s opera Prinzessin Brambilla. He also made guest appearances in Dresden, Brunswick, Breslau, and Riga.

His repertoire was centered primarily on the works of Richard Wagner, including Erik in Der fliegende Holländer, the title role in Lohengrin, Siegmund in Die Walküre, Loge in Das Rheingold, and Tristan in Tristan und Isolde. He also sang Arnoldo in Rossini’s Guillaume Tell (Wilhelm Tell), Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana, Canio in Pagliacci, Tamino in Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), and the title role in Faust.

He was still living in Berlin in 1941, but his subsequent fate remains obscure. However, according to other sources, he died on 17 June 1937 and was buried in the Weißensee Cemetery in Berlin.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

Nuremberg Municipal Тheatre (1899-1900)

Regensburg Municipal Theatre (1900-1901)

Koblenz Municipal Theatre (1901-1902)

Rostock Municipal Theatre (1902-1903)

Basel Municipal Theatre (1903-1904)

Mülhausen Municipal Theatre (1904-1905)

Leipzig Opera House (1906-1908)

Stuttgart Court Opera (1908-1910)

Coburg Court Theatre (1910-1912)

Deutschen Oper Berlin-Charlottenburg (1913-1917)

Weimar National Theatre (1919-1920)

 

 

EMIL BORGMANN (DORTMUND, 1874 – ?)

 

 

 

 

He studied singing at the Conservatory in Weimar and made his stage debut in 1896 at the Court Opera in Vienna. During the 1897–1898 season he was engaged at the Stadttheater in Lübeck. From 1898 to 1900 he appeared at the Theater des Westens in Berlin, and from 1900 to 1903 he sang at the Stadttheater in Hamburg. There, in 1903, he took part in the premiere of Josef Jarno’s Der zerbrochene Krug.

He later appeared at the Theatre in Graz from 1908 to 1911, at the Kurfürstenoper in Berlin during the 1912–1913 season, and at the Court Theatre in Dessau from 1913 to 1915. In 1906 and 1908 he made guest appearances at the Court Opera in Vienna, notably as Walther von Stolzing in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. At the 1902 Bayreuth Festival he sang the role of Erik in Der fliegende Holländer, which became one of his signature roles.

During the First World War he continued to perform as a tenor in Berlin. In the 1920s he appeared in the Rhineland.

His repertoire included Lohengrin, Walther von Stolzing (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), Florestan in Fidelio, Raoul in Les Huguenots, Jean de Leyden in Le Prophète, Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana, Canio in Pagliacci, and Hüon in Oberon.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1896 Vienna Hofoper

1897-1898 Lübeck Stadttheater

1898-1900 Berlin Theater des Westens

1900-1903 Hamburg Stadtthater

1908-1911 Graz Theater

1912-1913 Berlin Kurfürstenoper

1913-1915 Dessau Hoftheater

 

 

ADOLF LÖLTGEN (REMSCHEID, 16 APRIL, 1881 – DRESDEN, 29 MAY, 1968)

 

 

 

 

He studied at the Berlin Conservatory under Nikolaus Rothmühl and later continued his vocal training in Milan with Giuseppe Borgatti. In 1908 he made his stage debut at the Stadttheater in Barmen as Siegmund in Die Walküre. In 1930 he settled in Dresden, where he began working as a vocal pedagogue. His son, Friedemann Loeltgen, also became a vocal pedagogue and director of a conservatory.

His repertoire included Tristan in Tristan und Isolde, Lohengrin, Siegfried, Otello, Radames in Aida, Manrico in Il trovatore, and many other leading dramatic tenor roles.

 

 Chronology of some appearances

 

1908-1911 Barmen Stadttheater

1911-1915 Dresden Hofoper

1915-1922 Breslau Opernhaus

1916-1930 Mannheim Nationaltheater

 

 

CARL SEYDEL (DRESDEN, DECEMBER 14, 1879 – MUNICH, AUGUST 7, 1947)

 

 

 

 

He initially studied Protestant theology at the University of Leipzig before taking private vocal lessons with Emil Pinks in Leipzig. He made his debut as a concert singer in 1901 and, during the following six years, appeared exclusively in recital and concert performances.

In 1907 he made his stage debut at the Court Theatre in Altenburg, where he remained until 1910. He also made guest appearances in Paris, Barcelona, Amsterdam, The Hague, and Switzerland. During the 1927–1930 seasons he appeared at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, singing the role of Mime in Richard Wagner’s Siegfried. Later, he worked as a singing teacher in Munich.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1907-1910 Altenburg Hoftheater

1910-1917 Hannover Hoftheater

1917-1920 Karlsruhe Hoftheater

1920 München Staatsoper

1927-1930 Barcelona Gran Teatre del Liceu

Opera Premieres München Staatsoper

15.11.1924 “Don Gil von den grünen Hosen” (Walter Braunfels)

21.4.1927 “Das Himmelskleid” (E. Wolf-Ferrari)

5.2.1939 “Der Mond” (Carl Orff)

19.12.1930 “Die Gespenstersonate” (Julius Weismann)

28.10.1942 “Capriccio” (Richard Strauss)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Alfred Goltz Evangelimann (Kienzl) Selig sind, die Verfolgung leiden 1825 Homocord, Berlin, 29 November 1907

Alfred Goltz Fliegende Holländer (Wagner) Mit Gewitter und Sturm 1826 Homocord, Berlin 1907-11-29

Alfred Goltz Fra Diavolo (Auber) Ich zähle Freunde 51650 Odeon, Berlin, September 1910

Alfred Goltz Walküre (Wagner) Winterstürme wichen den Wonnemond 51651 Odeon, Berlin, September 1910

Emil Borgmann Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner) Willst jenes Tags 7282 Beka-Idéal 1904

Adolf Löltgen Die Berge glüh’n im Sonnenschein (Bohm) 1617B 3363 Vox

Adolf Löltgen Die Walküre (Wagner) Siegmund heiss’ ich 1932

Adolf Löltgen Mein Heimatland, o du herrlicher Rhein (Obermeyer) 1616B 3363 Vox

Carl Seydel Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart) Im Mohrenland gefangen war 03121 373A Vox, Berlin 1922

Carl Seydel Undine (Lortzing) Vater, Mutter, Schwestern, Brüder 3123 580B Vox, Berlin 1922

Carl Seydel Undine (Lortzing) Viel schöne Gabenväterlich 3123 582B Vox, Berlin 1922

Carl Seydel Waffenschmied (Lortzing) Man wird ja nur einmal geboren 3122 583B Vox, Berlin 1922