Description

ANNE ROSELLE (BORN ANNA GYENGE, TÂRGU SECUIESC (KÉZDIVÁSÁRHELY), THAT TIME HUNGARY, NOW ROMANIA, 20 MARCH, 1894 – PHILADELPHIA 31 JULY, 1989)

 

 

 

 

Her real name was Anna Gyenge. As a child she came to North America, where she received her education. She made her debut in 1915 at Budapest. In the 1916-1917 season she sang at the Strand Theatre in New York. In  the 1918-1920 seasons she was a member of the Scotti Opera Company. In 1920 she made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York as Musetta in ”La Bohème”. Till 1922 she sang at the Metropolitan Opera smaller parts and travelled around North America with Scotti Opera Company. With this opera troupe she already sang such a principal parts like Tosca or Madama Butterfly. In 1925 she came to Europe and was engaged by to the Dresden State Opera. In 1926 she appeared in Dresden in the German première of G. Puccini’s ”Turandot” in the title role. In 1928 the same part she sang at the Arena di Verona. In the 1927-1935 seasons she was a member of the Vienna State Opera. In the 1930-1932 seasons she was a member of the National Opera of Budapest. In 1929 she sang at Covent Garden in London the part of Donna Anna in ”Don Giovanni”. The same year she appeared at La Scala as Turandot.  In 1929 at Grand Opéra in Paris she performed in G. Verdi’s ”Aida”. She also guested at the State Opera in Berlin. In 1930 she came again to America, where she appeared with San Carlo Opera Company and at the Philadelphia Opera. In 1931 she sang at Philadelphia in the American première of Alban Berg’s ”Wozzeck” under Stokowsky (as Marie). After her retirement from the stage she taught singing in Philadelphia.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1916-1917 New York Strand Theatre

1918-1920 Antonio Scotti Opera Company

1920-1922 New York Metropolitan Opera

1925-1926 Dresden State Opera

1927-1935 Vienna State Opera

1928 Arena di Verona

1929 London Covent Garden

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Aida (Verdi) O patria mia 66406 451bg Polydor, Berlin 1926
2. Aida (Verdi) Ritorna vincitor! 73026 108bm Polydor, Berlin 1926
3. Andrea Chénier (Giordano) La mamma morta 66407 458½bg Polydor, Berlin 1926
4. Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Der Tod sei mir willkommen (Morrò…) 73025 107bm Polydor, Berlin 1926
5. Ballo in maschera (Verdi) Wenn das Kraut (Ma dall’arido) 73025 106bm Polydor, Berlin 1926
6. Bohème (Puccini) Donde lieta uscì 66403 445bg Polydor, Berlin 1926
7. Bohème (Puccini) Mi chiamano Mimì 66403 444½bg Polydor, Berlin 1926
8. Bohème (Puccini) Sono andati 66743 873½bm Polydor, Berlin 1928
9. Carmen (Bizet) Je dis que rien 66742 871bm Polydor, Berlin 1928
10. Faust (Gounod) Il m’aime 66742 874bm Polydor, Berlin 1928
11. Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Che tua madre 73026 109bm Polydor, Berlin 1926
12. Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Tu! Tu! Tu! Piccolo Iddio! 66741 872bm Polydor, Berlin 1928
13. Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Un bel dì, vedremo 66404 447bg Polydor, Berlin 1926
14. Otello (Verdi) Sei mir gegrüsst, Jungfrau Maria (Ave Maria) 66745 885½bm Polydor, Berlin 1928
15. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Oh, che volo d’augelli 66406 448bg Polydor, Berlin 1926
16. Tosca (Puccini) Vissi d’arte 66404 446½bg Polydor, Berlin 1926
17. Tosca (Puccini) Vissi d’arte 66741 881bm Polydor, Berlin 1928
18. Trovatore (Verdi) D’amor sull’ali rosee 66407 457½bg Polydor, Berlin 1926
19. Turandot (Puccini) Die ersten Tränen (Del primo pianto) 66744 880bm Polydor, Berlin 1928
20. Turandot (Puccini) In diesem Schlosse (In questa reggia) 66744 879½bm Polydor, Berlin 1928