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. Wrozba znachora (The quack’sprophecy) (Moniuszko) 22718 1810B G&T, Warszawa 1901-11
2. O matko moja (Oh, mother) 22717 1809B G&T, Warszawa 1901-11
3. Wrozba znachora (The quack’s prophecy) 22718 1810B G&T, Warszawa 1901-11
4. Nasi gorale (Our mountaineers) 22719 1811B G&T, Warszawa 1901-11
5. Stary krol (The old king) (Hertz) 22720 1812B G&T, Warszawa 1901-11
6. Skryta milosc (Hidden love) 22721 1813B G&T, Warszawa 1901-11
7. Verbum Nobile (Moniuszko):  Serwacy’s Polonaise 22723 1815B G&T, Warszawa 1901-11
8. Starosc (Old age) (Moniuszko) 22724 1816B G&T, Warszawa 1901-11
9. Piosnka dudarza (Bagpiper’s song) (Maszynski) 22836 G&T, Warszawa 1901-11
10. Widma (Moniuszko): Children! don’t you recognize me 22837 489x G&T, Warszawa 1901-11
11. Halka (Moniuszko): I lack the words to thank you 22838 490x G&T, Warszawa 1901-11
12. Zaczarowana krolewna (Gall) 22839 491x G&T, Warszawa 1901-11
13. Rokiczana (Moniuszko): Ballad about Florian the Grey 22840 492x G&T, Warszawa 1901-11
14. Piesn flisakуw (Sail! Young raftsmen) (Moniuszko) 22841 493x G&T, Warszawa 1901-11
15. Mefistofele  (Boito): Son lo spirito 22842 494x G&T, Warszawa 1901-11
16. Ebrea (Halevy): Voi ehe del Dio vivente 52027 Con287 G&T, Milano 1903-10/11
17. Roberto il Diavolo (Meyerbeer): Le rovine son queste  052023 Con 674 G&T, Milano 1903-10/11
18. Faust (Gounod): Tu che fai l’addormentata 052028 Con 693 G&T, Milano 1903-10/11
19. Mefistofele (Boito): Son lo spirito chenega 052048 Con 677 G&T, Milano 1903-10/11
20. Huguenots (Meyerbeer):  Piff-paff 052051 Con 688 G&T, Milano 1903-10/11