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SIEGMUND KRAUSS (BIBLIS, 20 MAY, 1859 – DESSAU, 4 SEPTEMBER, 1925)

 

 

 

 

He studied philology and worked as a teacher at a girls’ secondary school in Darmstadt before turning to singing. He studied voice at the Frankfurt Conservatory with Zademack and later completed his vocal training with Benno Stolzenberg.

In 1887 he made his stage debut at the Court Theatre in Wiesbaden as Faust in Gounod’s Faust. In 1890 he joined the Berlin Court Opera, where he made his debut as Arnoldo in Rossini’s Guillaume Tell (Wilhelm Tell). In 1892 he was engaged by the Cologne Opera, where his first role was Lohengrin.

He returned to the Court Theatre in Wiesbaden in 1894 and remained a member until 1904. From 1904 to 1921 he sang at the Court Theatre in Dessau. There, in 1905, he took part in the world premiere of Josef Reiter’s opera Der Totentanz.

His repertoire included Tannhäuser, Lohengrin, Siegmund in Die Walküre, Erik in Der fliegende Holländer, Robert in Meyerbeer’s Robert le diable, Jean de Leyden in Le Prophète, Florestan in Fidelio, Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana, and the title role in Verdi’s Otello.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1887 Wiesbaden Court Theatre

1890 Berlin Court Opera

1892 Cologne Opera House

1894-1904 Wiesbaden Court Theatre

1904-1921 Dessau Court Theatre

 

 

KURT FREDERICH (KARLSRUHE, 29. 5. 1884 – GERMANY, AFTER 1954)

 

 

 

 

He received his vocal training in Berlin and made his stage debut in 1902 at the Deutsches Theater in Prague as Alessandro Stradella in Flotow’s Alessandro Stradella. He remained there until 1904, after which he joined the Court Theatre in Wiesbaden, where he sang until 1912. During the 1911–1913 seasons he was also a member of the Kurfürsten-Oper in Berlin. On 23 December 1911 he appeared there as Gennaro in the premiere of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari’s I gioielli della Madonna.

From 1916 onward he taught singing at the Berlin Conservatory. He also made successful guest appearances in Dresden, Kassel, Gotha, Cologne, Leipzig, and Strasbourg.

His repertoire included Lyonel in Flotow’s Martha, George Brown in Boieldieu’s La Dame blanche, Wilhelm Meister in Ambroise Thomas’s Mignon, Alfredo in La traviata, Lorenzo in Auber’s Fra Diavolo, Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana, Manrico in Il trovatore, and Lohengrin.

His brother was the theatrical manager and author Fritz Friedmann-Frederich (1884–1934).

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1902-1904 Prague Deutschen Theater

1905-1912 Wiesbaden Hoftheater

1911-1913 Berlin Kurfürsten-Oper

 

 

HANS SIEWERT (CÓRDOBA (ARGENTINA), 26 NOVEMBER, 1872 – BERLIN, 31 MARCH, 1941)

 

 

 

 

His father was a professor of chemistry at the University of Córdoba, Argentina. He came to Germany at an early age, where he initially studied pharmacy. After completing his studies, he worked as a pharmacist in Breslau before turning to singing. He studied voice with the Breslau teacher Paul and made his stage debut in 1899 at the Cologne Opera, where he remained until 1903.

From 1903 to 1908 he was a member of the Breslau Opera, followed by engagements at the Hamburg Stadttheater (Opera House) from 1909 to 1911, the Court Theatre in Karlsruhe from 1911 to 1916, and the Stadttheater in Essen during the 1916–1917 season. From 1919 to 1923 he was a principal tenor at the Stadttheater in Königsberg. Later, he worked as a stage director.

He also made guest appearances at the Court Operas of Munich (1901), Vienna (1904), Dresden (1905), and Stuttgart (1916). Other guest engagements took him to Frankfurt am Main (1901), Leipzig (1903), and the Theater des Westens in Berlin (1903).

A highly respected concert and oratorio tenor, he achieved particular success in Gustav Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde, which he performed in Leipzig in 1912.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1899-1903 Köln Opernhaus

1903-1908 Breslau Opernhaus

1909-1911 Hamburg Stadttheater

1911-1916 Karlsruhe Hoftheater

1916-1917 Essen Stadttheater

1919-1923 Königsberg Stadttheater

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Siegmund Krauß Der Troubadour (Verdi) Ständchen – Einsam steh’ ich 42295 780B Berliner, Wiesbaden 6-01

Kurt Frederich Kuhreigen (Kienzl) Ein Tanz war mein Leben with von der Osten 65402 238al Gramophone, 12- 9-12

Kurt Frederich Kuhreigen (Kienzl) Sie müsste sein wie eine Fee 61966 1416ak Gramophone, 12- 9-12

Otto Beck Faust (Gounod) Gegrüßt sei mir, o heil’ge Stätte P429 Parlophon, Berlin 1911

Otto Beck Lohengrin (Wagner) Atmest du nicht mit mir 5117 Premier-Record, Wien, 190809; w. piano

Otto Beck Tannhäuser (Wagner) Inbrunst im Herzen P426 Parlophon, Berlin 1911

Otto Beck Tannhäuser (Wagner) Nach Rom gelangt’ ich so P427 Parlophon, Berlin 1911

Otto Beck Tiefland (D’Albert) Was soll ich tun Ich weiß es nicht 5119 Premier-Record, Wien, 190809; w. piano

Otto Beck Walküre (Wagner) Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond P425 Parlophon, Berlin 1911

Hans Siewert Postillon de Longjumeau (Adam) Postillonlied 4-42059 12403u Gramophone, Breslau 1908

Hans Siewert Trovatore (Verdi) Dass nur für mich Gramophone 4-42058 12402u