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HEDWIG VON DEBICKA (WARSAW, POLAND, NOVEMBER 24, 1888 – VIENNA, AUSTRIA, DECEMBER 3, 1970)

 

 

 

 

The Polish-born soprano, Hedwig van Debicka [real name: Jadwiga Debicka], studied singing at the Conservatory of Warsaw; then with the conductor and teacher Stermich Pietro de Valcrociata (1868-1938), whom she married in 1916.

Hedwig van Debicka made her debut in 1910 at the Deutsches Theater in Prague as Butterfly. From there she went in 1914 to the Wiener Hofoper, and in 1915 to the Volksoper in Vienna, to the roster of which she belonged until 1924. Here she appeared in 1920 in the premiere of Puccini’s La Rondine. From 1924 to 1929 she was a member of the Berliner Staatsoper, where she had great successes and where she still regularly performed until 1936. In 1920-1923 she was a permanent guest at the Staatsoper in Vienna, and could also ne heard in Amsterdam, Budapest, Basel, Paris, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Lvov (Lwów) and Warsaw. She was particularly popular at the Theater of Poznan (Posen), in which her husband was working as director in the years 1922-1929.

Her main stage roles were Konstanze in Entführung aus dem Serail, Pamina in der Zauberflöte, Mathilde in Rossini’s Wilhelm Tell, Gilda in Rigoletto, Traviata, Desdemona in Verdi’s Othello, Mimi in La Bohème, Isabella in Robert le Diable by Meyerbeer, Marguerite in Faust by Charles Gounod, Eva in Meistersingern and Sophie in Rosenkavalier.

After World War II, Hedwig van Debicka lived as a teacher and concert singer in Rome; in 1950 she was professor at the Wiener Musikakademie.

The beautiful voice of the artist as well as her praised colaratura and lyrical soprano, can be heard on Grammophon and Polygram labels: among others, as Marguerite in an abridged version of Charles Gounod “Faust”, arias by Bach, Mozart, Bellini and Verdi (1925, 1929); also Polish Pathé recordings (including duets with Joseph Mann); Odeon-Platte (Berlin, c1913).

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Bohème (Puccini) O du süßestes Mädchen (w. Roswaenge) 66881 721½Bi I Grammophon, Berlin 1929-07

Bohème (Puccini) Sind wir allein (w. Roswaenge) 66881 722Bi I Grammophon, Berlin 1929-07

Carmen (Bizet) Ich seh’ die Mutter dort (w. Roswaenge) 95451 1187½Bi I Grammophon, Berlin 1931

Carmen (Bizet) Ma mère, je la vois (w. Mann) (in Polish) 51941 Pathé, Lwów 1911

Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Hörst du es tönen (w. Roswaenge) 95452 1186Bi I Grammophon, Berlin 1931

Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Phöbus stolz in Sonnenwagen 66922 736Bi I Grammophon, Berlin 1929-12

Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Querschnitt, pt 3 (Finale, act 1 & Die Liebe für’s Leben ist nur ein Wahn) (w. Roswaenge & chorus) 24970 3330¾BH 8 Grammophon, Berlin 1932

Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Querschnitt, pt 4 (Zwischenspeil & Barcarole) (w. Ruziszka & chorus) 24970 3332½BH 8 Grammophon, Berlin 1932

Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach) Querschnitt, pt 6 (Sie entfloh; Hörst du es tönen; Leise tön’ meiner Stimme Klang) (w. Ruziszka & Roswaenge) 24971 3338½BH 8 Grammophon, Berlin 1932

Exsultate Jubilate (Mozart) Alleluja 66923 739½Bi I Grammophon, Berlin 1929-12

Faust (Gounod) Ha, welch’ Glück (Juwelen-Arie) 66922 737Bi I Grammophon, Berlin 1929-12

Faust (Gounod) Kurzoper, act 3, pt 2 (Garten, König von Thule & Juwelenarie) 95448 1182½Bi I Grammophon, Berlin 1931

Faust (Gounod) Kurzoper, act 5 (Gefängnis, Finale & Apotheose) (w. Roswaenge & Kandl) 95450 1177Bi I Grammophon, Berlin 1931

Faust (Gounod) Laisse-moi contempler (w. Mann) (in Polish) 51943 Pathé, Lwów 1911

Hört doch der sanften Flöten Chor (Bach) 66924 740Bi I Grammophon, Berlin 1929-12

Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Duetto, act 1 (w. Mann) (in Polish) 51944 Pathé, Lwów 1911

Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Mädchen, in deinen Augen, pt 1 (w. Roswaenge) 66880 719Bi I Grammophon, Berlin 1929-07

Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Mädchen, in deinen Augen, pt 2 (Wer in euren Landen) (w. Roswaenge) 66880 720Bi I Grammophon, Berlin 1929-07

Manon (Massenet) Manon heisst sie (w. Roswaenge) 95452 726BI I Grammophon, Berlin 1929-07

Martha (Flotow) Mag der Himmel euch vergeben (w. Leisner, Roswaenge, Watzke & chorus) 73093 822bm Grammophon, Berlin 1928-02

Messe in c-moll (Mozart) Et incarnatus est 66923 738Bi I Grammophon, Berlin 1929-12

Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Du sagtest doch, du gingst zum Weine (w Scheidl) 66865 1455BM I Grammophon, Berlin 1928-12

Paride ed Elena (Gluck) O del mio dolce ardor 66924 741Bi I Grammophon, Berlin 1929-12

Puritani (Bellini) Qui la voce sua soave 66146 2034as Grammophon, Berlin 1926-0203

Puritani (Bellini) Vien diletto 66146 2035as Grammophon, Berlin 1926-0203

Rigoletto (Verdi) Ach Gott, nur für mich erfleht’ ich von dir (w Domgraf-Fassbaender) 66878 752½Bi I Grammophon, Berlin 1929-12

Rigoletto (Verdi) Ich bin strafbar (w. Domgraf-Fassbaender) 66879 753½Bi I Grammophon, Berlin 1929-12

Rigoletto (Verdi) Sprich nie mit einem Armen (w. Domgraf-Fassbaender) 66879 750Bi I Grammophon, Berlin 1929-12

Rigoletto (Verdi) Wenn ich an Festestagen (w. Domgraf-Fassbaender) 66878 751½Bi I Grammophon, Berlin 1929-12

Still wie die Nacht (Bohm) (w. Roswaenge) 24615 3013BH I Grammophon, Berlin 1931

Traviata (Verdi) Ah, fors’è lui 66149 2161as Grammophon, Berlin 1926-0203

Traviata (Verdi) Dite alla giovine (w. Urbano) 73018 937az Grammophon, Berlin 1926-0203

Traviata (Verdi) Imponete (w. Urbano) 73018 932az Grammophon, Berlin 1926-0203

Traviata (Verdi) Sempre libera 66149 2162as Grammophon, Berlin 1926-0203

Trovatore (Verdi) Befreit, o welche Seligkeit (w. Scheidl) 66864 1456½BM I Grammophon, Berlin 1928-12

Trovatore (Verdi) Miserere (w. Roswaenge & chorus) 73093 824bm Grammophon, Berlin 1928-02

Trovatore (Verdi) Sieh’ meiner hellen Tränen Flut (w. Scheidl) 66864 1454BM I Grammophon, Berlin 1928-12

Wo du hingehst (Ries) (w. Roswaenge) 24615 3013BH I Grammophon, Berlin 1931