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ADELAIDE ANDREYEVA VON SKILONDZ (ALSO ANDREJEWA DE SKILONDZ; SAINT PETERSBURG, 27 JANUARY [O.S. 15 JANUARY], 1882 – STOCKHOLM, 5 APRIL, 1969)

 

 

 

 

She was educated at the St. Petersburg Conservatory and made her debut in 1904 at the Court Opera (Mariinsky Theater) in St. Petersburg. She quickly gained recognition and, in 1909, achieved particular success in the premiere of The Golden Cockerel by Rimsky-Korsakov, performing the role of the Queen of Shemakha. In 1910, she was engaged at the Court Opera in Berlin as Frieda Hempel’s successor, where she remained until 1914. Her repertoire there included roles such as the Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute, Gilda in Rigoletto, Violetta in La Traviata, Elvira in La Muette de Portici by Auber, and Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss.

When World War I broke out in 1914, she moved to Stockholm, where she became the leading coloratura soprano at the Royal Opera, performing all her roles in Swedish until 1920. Afterward, she continued to give guest performances until 1925, and from then until 1930, she focused on concert and oratorio performances, appearing in Sweden, Belgium, Holland, London, and New York. In recognition of her contributions, she received the Swedish order Litteris et Artibus in 1917 and became a member of the Swedish Music Academy in 1930.

Following her performance career, she lived in Stockholm as a highly esteemed vocal teacher. Among her notable students were internationally recognized artists such as Kim Borg, Isa Quensel, Eva Prytz, Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Söderström, Stina-Britta Melander, Carl-Axel Hallgren, and Inga Sundström.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Mademoiselle Roccoco (Melartin) S4019 1432at Polyphon, Stockholm 1924-05

Mignon (Thomas) Polonaise 54913 Pathé, Berlin 1912

Näktergalen (Alabieff) S24000 995av Polyphon, Stockholm 1924-05

Nozze di Figaro (Mozart) Briefduett (w. van Endert) 3-44107 13145½r Gramophone, Berlin 1913-10-10

Nozze di Figaro (Mozart) Rosen-Arie P1647 2-1647 Parlophon, Berlin 1913

Nozze di Figaro (Mozart) So lang’ hab’ ich geschmachtet (w. Habich) 3-44106 2147ak Gramophone, Berlin 1913-04-10

Pikovaya Dama (Tchaikovsky) Ah, I am weary X-2-63036 Zonophone, St Petersburg 1906-06

Pique Dame (Tchaikovsky) I am weary 2-62672 4153 r Muzpred, 1907, 1908

Rheingold (Wagner) Ihrem Ende eilen sie zu (w. Arndt-Ober, von Scheele-Müller, Körfer & Sommer) 044216 141al Gramophone, Berlin 1912-08-31

Rheingold (Wagner) Lugt Schwestern! Die Weckerin lacht (w. Arndt-Ober, von Scheele-Müller & Pacyna) 044214 197al Gramophone, Berlin 1912-09-06

Rheingold (Wagner) Nur wer der Minne Nacht entsagt (w. Arndt-Ober, von Scheele-Müller & Pacyna) 044215 198al Gramophone, Berlin 1912-09-06

Robert le diable (Meyerbeer) Gnadenarie 043234 383al Gramophone, Berlin 1913-04-10

Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Walzer 2-43432 13149r Gramophone, Berlin 1913-10-10

Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Walzer P1650 2-1650-2 Parlophon, Berlin 1913

Svalorna flyga mot söder (Villanelle) (dell’Acqua) X2554 (7-283320) Bk2377-2 HMV, Stockholm 1927-10-01

Traviata (Verdi) Ah, fors’ è lui… Sempre libera 44550 Edison cylinder, Unpublished, Berlin, 1912-1913

Traviata (Verdi) Trinklied (w. Marák & chorus) 3-44096 1339ak Gramophone, Berlin 1912-09-04

Villanelle (dell’Acqua) (Fr) 54914 Pathé, Berlin 1912 HMV, Stockholm 1927-10-01

Zauberflöte (Mozart) Der Hölle Rache P1386 2-1386 Parlophon, Berlin 1913

Zauberflöte (Mozart) Zum Leiden bin ich auserkoren P1385 2-1385 Parlophon, Berlin 1913