Description

ALFRED VON BARY (LA VALLETTA, 18 JANUARY, 1873 – MUNICH, 13 SEPTEMBER, 1926)

 

 

 

 

He initially studied medicine at the Universities of Leipzig and Munich, completing his medical degree in Munich in 1898. His vocal talent was discovered by Arthur Nikisch, after which he studied singing with Richard Müller.

He made his stage debut at the Dresden Court Opera in 1903 as Lohengrin in Wagner’s Lohengrin. In 1906 he appeared in Dresden in the world premiere of Max von Schillings’s opera Moloch. As early as the summer of 1904 he made his first appearance at the Bayreuth Festival, singing in Parsifal, and continued to perform there until 1914. At Bayreuth he sang all the major Wagnerian tenor roles and was regarded as one of the leading Wagnerian tenors of his generation.

He remained a member of the Dresden Court Opera until 1912, after which he joined the Munich Court Opera, where he sang from 1912 to 1918. He also made guest appearances at the Berlin Court Opera (1906, 1907), the Court Theatres of Stuttgart and Mannheim, the Hamburg Municipal Theatre (1901–1911), the opera houses of Frankfurt am Main and Cologne, the Municipal Theatres of Bremen and Nuremberg, the Vienna Volksoper (1906, 1908), the Municipal Theatres of Basel and Bern, and the German Theatre in Prague (1906–1910).

An eye disease that nearly caused him to lose his sight forced him to retire from the stage. He subsequently resumed his medical practice. He was married to the sculptor Jennie von Bary-Doussin.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1903 Dresden Court Opera Lohengrin (Lohengrin)

1906 Dresden Koniglich-Sachsisches Hoftheater Moloch premiere

 

 

HANS SCHLITZER (COLOGNE, 1869 – ?)

 

 

 

 

He began his stage career in 1893 with an engagement at the Stadttheater in Lübeck. From 1894 to 1896 he sang at the Stadttheater in Essen, followed by two seasons (1896–1898) at the Stadttheater in Zurich and the 1898–1899 season at the Cologne Opera. From 1899 to 1904 he was a member of the Stadttheater in Strasbourg, followed by engagements at the Leipzig Opera (1905–1906), the Stadttheater in Hamburg (1906–1908), and the Stadttheater in Magdeburg (1908–1909).

Afterward he appeared only as a guest artist, primarily in Hamburg. Even earlier in his career he had made guest appearances at the Court Operas of Munich and Stuttgart, the Court Theatres of Karlsruhe and Gotha, the opera houses of Frankfurt am Main, Breslau, and Riga, as well as the Stadttheater in Bern, Switzerland.

At the beginning of his career he specialized in lyric tenor roles, including Lyonel in Flotow’s Martha, Faust in Gounod’s Faust, and Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor. Later he expanded his repertoire to include José in Carmen, Vasco da Gama in Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine, the title role in Werther, Radamès in Aida, Tannhäuser, and Walther von Stolzing in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.

He also enjoyed a distinguished career as a concert singer. In his later years he lived in Hamburg, where, after the First World War, he taught at the Bernuth Conservatory.

In 1904 he made a small number of recordings for G&T (Gramophone & Typewriter Company) in Strasbourg, as well as several Edison cylinders recorded there in the same year.

 

 

 

KARL WASCHMANN (VIENNA, 1874 – HAMBURG, 1931)

 

 

 

 

He studied at the Vienna Conservatory and made his stage debut in Vienna in 1903. In 1904 he joined the Vienna Volksoper, where he remained until 1907. From 1907 to 1912 he was engaged at the Deutsches Theater in Prague, after which he appeared at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin. From 1913 to 1925 he was the leading tenor of the Hamburg Volksoper.

During the 1925–1927 seasons he sang at the Stadttheater in Hamburg, where, in 1927, he took part in the German premiere of Ottorino Respighi’s Die versunkene Glocke (La campana sommersa).

His stage repertoire included Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Florestan in Fidelio, Max in Der Freischütz, Lohengrin, the King’s Son (Königssohn) in Königskinder, Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana, Cavaradossi in Tosca, and Eleazar in La Juive.

In 1906 he made three recordings for Zonophone.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1903 Vienna Theater

1904-1907 Vienna Volksoper

1917-1912 Prague Deutschen Theater

1913-1925 Hamburg Volksoper

1925-1927 Hamburg Stadttheater

 

 

CARL LIPPERT-SCHROTH (SAARLOUIS, 28 OCTOBER, 1883 – 8 JULY, ? 1959)

 

 

 

 

Carl Lippert-Schroth was born into a theatrical family. His mother and grandmother were theatre directors, while his grandfather was an actor. He initially pursued a career as an actor, appearing in Mülhausen, Freiburg, and later Leipzig. While in Leipzig he met the Dutch tenor Jacques Urlus, under whose influence he began vocal studies and subsequently made his operatic debut as a tenor in 1908. His first name is also found in the modern spelling Karl, and he frequently used the shortened surname Schroth.

He remained a member of the Leipzig Opera until 1914, after which he joined the theatre in Augsburg. In 1915 he interrupted his career to serve in the First World War. Following the war, he sang in Freiburg (1919–1921), at the Gärtnerplatztheater in Munich (1921–1922), and returned to Leipzig from 1922 to 1924, where he performed at the operetta theatre. He subsequently worked as a freelance artist before accepting engagements in Brno (1928–1929), Coburg (1929–1930), the Corso Theatre in Zurich (1930–1932), the Vienna Volksoper (1932–1934), and the theatre in Schneidemühl (now Piła, Poland) from 1934 to 1938. At the Vienna Volksoper and in Schneidemühl he served both as a stage director and as a singer. During the final years of his career, until 1941, he returned to acting, appearing in Schneidemühl and Coburg.

As an opera singer, he specialized in the lighter Heldentenor repertoire, notably Lohengrin and Parsifal. In operetta he was particularly successful as Barinkay in Der Zigeunerbaron and Goethe in Franz Lehár’s Friederike.

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Alfred von Bary Walkure (Wagner) Siegmund heiss’ ich 2-42926 BAY1137e G&T, Bayreuth 1904

Alfred von Bary Walkure (Wagner) Wintersturme (Liebeslied) 2-42925 BAY1136e G&T, Bayreuth 1904

Hans Schlitzer Freischütz (Weber) Durch die Wälder 12382 Edison 2-min cylinders, Berlin 1908-02

Hans Schlitzer Lohengrin (Wagner) Gralserzählung 11254 Beka

Hans Schlitzer Lohengrin (Wagner) Höchstes vertrauen 3023 Star Record

Hans Schlitzer Lohengrin (Wagner) Schwanenlied 11255 Beka

Karl Waschmann Carmen (Bizet) Blumenarie X-22548 Zonophone, Wien 1906

Karl Waschmann Zauberflöte (Mozart) Bildnisarie X-22550 Zonophone, Wien 1906

Carl Lippert-Schroth Bruder Straubinger (Eysler) Küssen ist keine Sünd’ 10263 2394 Symphonion Nadel, Leipzig 1910-04

Carl Lippert-Schroth Freischütz (Weber) Durch die Wälder, durch die Auen 10201 2397A Symphonion Nadel, Leipzig 1910-04

Carl Lippert-Schroth Ich sende diese Blume dir (J. F. Wagner) 10268 2400 Symphonion Nadel, Leipzig 1910-04