Description

MICHAEL GITOWSKY (POLTAVA, UKRAINE, 28 DECEMBER, 1887 – BERLIN-WILMERSDORF, 20 AUGUST, 1945)

First he studied at the cadet school in Orel, then graduated from the military academy in Moscow and became an officer. He received his initial singing lessons from Pierre Copola in Oslo. Since 1919, he studied with August Iffert in Dresden, with Lapierre and Waldemar Bernhardt in Paris, and completed his education under Vittorio Vanza in Milan. He made his debut in 1923 in Germany as a concert singer. From 1936, he appeared in Germany under the stage name Michael von Roggen. At the Berlin Staatsoper, he sang, among other roles, in the premiere of the opera Rembrandt van Rijn by Paul von Klenau on January 23, 1937. He continued to perform in opera and concerts until 1946. Later, he lived in Berlin.

Chronology of some appearances

1924-1925 Hamburg Stadttheater

1925-1926 North German broadcasting company (Norag)

1926-1927 Leipzig Neuen Theater

1928-1930’s Paris Russian Opera

1937-1943 Berlin Staatsoper

1937-1939 Bayreuth festival

TRACKLIST

1. Prince Igor (Borodin): Arie des Khan Kontchak (Ru) 4-9068 H2-53115 Homocord, Berlin 1929-06/08
2. Prince Igor (Borodin): Arie des Fürsten Galitzky (Ru) 4-9068 H2-53116 Homocord, Berlin 1929-06/08
3. Boris Godounov (Moussorgsky): Erzählung des Pimen (Ru) 4-8959 Homocord, Berlin 1929-01?
4. Boris Godounov (Moussorgsky): Monolog des Boris (Ru) 4-8959 Homocord, Berlin 1929-01?
5. Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): La calunnia 4-9011 H-M534D Homocord, Berlin 1929-06-27
6. Huguenots (Meyerbeer): Deh tu, divin Lutero 4-9011 H-M535D Homocord, Berlin 1929-06-27
7. Juive (Halévy): Wenn ew’ger Hass 4-8926 52505-I Homocord, Berlin 1928-10?
8. Eugen Onegin (Tchaikovsky): Ein jeder kennt die Lieb’ auf Erden 4-8926 52537 Homocord, Berlin 1928-10?
9. Simon Boccanegra (Verdi): A te l’estremo addio 4-8917 52503 Homocord, Berlin 1928-10?
10. Don Carlo (Verdi): Ella giammai m’amo! 4-8917 52504 Homocord, Berlin 1928-10?
11. Ei ukhnem (Lied des Wolgaschiffer) (trad) 4-2873 20733-I Homocord, Berlin 1928-10?
12. O, du Sonne, helle Sonne mein (Slonov) (Ru) 4-2873 20734 Homocord, Berlin 1928-10?
13. Das Kästchen (trad) (Ru) 4-3142 C1322D Homocord, Berlin 1929-03-22
14. Auf glattem Wolgaeise (trad) (Ru) 4-3142 C1323D Homocord, Berlin 1929-03-22
15. Zhilo 12 Razboinikov (trad) (w. chorus) Rs.4-12012 H-82032-2 Homocord, Paris? (or Berlin?) 1930-06/07
16. Cherne Gussar (Die schwarzen Husaren, Trinklied) (trad) (w. chorus) Rs.4-12012 H-82026