Description

ADAMO DIDUR (SANOK, POLAND, 24 DECEMBER, 1874 – KATOWICE, POLAND, 7 JANUARY, 1946)

 

 

 

 

He studied in Lwów with Valery Wysocki. He was later working with Franz Emmerich in Milan. His concert debut came in Milan in a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. In 1894, he made his operatic debut in Rio de Janeiro, after which he appeared in Russia. He sang at La Scala, Milan, in 1903-1906, and at London’s Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 1905. He also appeared with the Warsaw Opera from 1899 to 1903. Later, he travelled to Argentina, singing in Buenos Aires in the 1905-1908 operatic seasons. Didur’s North American debut came at the Manhattan Opera House in 1907. Didur made his Metropolitan Opera debut on November 14, 1908, singing Ramfis in Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida. He remained with the company for a quarter of a century and becoming one of its principal bass singers. It was at the Met in 1913 that he appeared in the title role in Boris Godunov in the American premiere of Mussorgsky’s opera. He also created roles in three operas by Giacomo Puccini at the Met, namely, La fanciulla del West and the Il tabarro and Gianni Schicchi segments of Il Trittico. He also appeared in the world premiere of Die Königskinder. His last appearance at the Met was in The Tales of Hoffmann on February 11, 1932. His voice had been on the wane for some time and he returned to Europe to live. Two months before the outbreak of World War II, Didur was appointed director of the opera company in Lwów, but the conflict made work impossible. He was appointed the first director of the Silesian Opera in 1945.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1897 Pistoia Teatro Manzoni Favorita (Baldassarre)

1898 Rio de Janeiro Teatro Lirico Boheme (Colline)

1899 Messina Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Gioconda (Alvise)

1901 San Paolo  Teatro Santana Boheme (Colline)

1904 Milano Teatro alla Scala Germania (Stapp)

1904 Buenos Ayres Teatro dell’Opera Boheme (Colline)

1905 Montevideo Teatro Solis Dannazione di Faust (Mefistofele)

1905 Buenos Ayres  Teatro dell’Opera Boheme (Colline)

1906 Milano Teatro alla Scala  La Figlia di Jorio (Mietitore)

1907 Montevideo Teatro Solis Don Carlo (Filippo IIý)

1907 Buenos Ayres  Teatro dell’Opera Boheme (Colline)

1908 Roma Teatro Costanzi Favorita (Baldassarre)

1908 New York Teatro Metropolitan Boheme (Colline)

1908 Philadelphia Academy of Music Boheme (Colline)

1909 Chicago Civic Opera House Boheme (Colline)

1909 New York Teatro Metropolitan Boheme (Colline)

1909 Philadelphia Academy of Music Boheme (Colline)

1910 New York Teatro Metropolitan Boheme (Colline)

1912 New York Teatro Metropolitan Boheme (Colline)

1912 Philadelphia Academy of Music Boheme (Colline)

1913 New York Teatro Metropolitan Boheme (Colline)

1914 New York Brooklyn Opera House Boheme (Colline)

1915 New York Teatro Metropolitan Boheme (Colline)

1921 Buenos Ayres Teatro Colon Boheme (Colline)

1921 Cittа del Messico Esperanza Iris Boheme (Colline)

1922 Philadelphia Academy of Music Boheme (Colline)

1923 San Francisco Civic Auditorium Boheme (Colline)

1924 Philadelphia Academy of Music Boheme (Colline)

1924 San Francisco Civic Auditorium Boheme (Colline)

1925 Buenos Ayres Teatro Colon Boheme (Colline)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) La calunnia 74119 XXPh3175 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-04-23
2. Ernani (Verdi) Infelice e tuo credevi 92225 XPh3183 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-04-24
3. Faust (Gounod) Dio dell’or 39485 XPh1650 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-02-23
4. Faust (Gounod) Dio dell’or 92227 XPh3181 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-04-24
5. Faust (Gounod) Tu che fai l’addormentata 39486 XPh1651 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-02-23
6. Freischütz (Weber) No! Nessun salvar ti può (Schweig, schweig) 92025 XPh3177 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-04-23
7. Freischütz (Weber) Viva Bacco e il suo liquor (Hier im ird’schen Jammertal) 92024 XPh2677 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-10-15
8. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Piff, paff 39489 XPh1629 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-02-20
9. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Signor difesa e rendo (Piff, paff) 92003 XPh2671 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-10-11
10. Juive (Halévy) Voi che del Dio vivente (Vous qui du Dieu vivant) 92224 XPh3182 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-04-24
11. La vita Bretone (Mugnon) Vivea nel tempo antico 39490 XPh1662 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-02-26
12. Mefistofele (Boito) Ave Signor 39537 XPh1622 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-02-19
13. Mefistofele (Boito) Fin da stanotte (w. Zenatello) 39509 XPh1631 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-02-20
14. Mefistofele (Boito) Son lo spirito 92226 XPh3176 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-04-23
15. Pikova Dama (Tchaikovsky) Se all’egual 39511 XPh1643 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-02-22
16. Pikova Dama (Tchaikovsky) Tomsky’s aria (Ru) 39544 XPh1661 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-02-26
17. Pikova Dama (Tchaikovsky) Un giorno a Versaglia 39512 XPh1644 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-02-22
18. Robert le diable (Meyerbeer) Suore che riposate (Nonnes qui reposez) 92002 XPh2670 Fonotipia, Milano 1907-10-10
19. Zaczarowana królewna (The enchanted princess) (Gall) 39549 XPh1680 Fonotipia, Milano 1906-03-05