Heinrich Bötel (Tenor) (Hamburg 1854 - Hamburg 1938)

                                                                  Turiddu

His voice was discovered by Bernhard Pollini, the manager of the Opera House in Hamburg. He studied singing under Zumpe and Franz Krückl in Hamburg. In 1883 he made his debut at the Stadttheater in Hamburg as Manrico in ‘’Il Trovatore’’. He made guest appearances at the Hofoper in Wien (1884 and 1887), Openhaus in Frankfurt a. M. (1884-1893), Berlin Kroll Opera (1884-1892), Opernhaus in Leipzig (1886), Hoftheater in Schwerin (1887), Stadttheatern in  Bremen (1887) and Basel (1892), Theater des Westens in Berlin (1898), Deutschen Opernhaus in Rotterdam (1890), also in Cologne, Stuttgart, Wroclaw and Thalia Theater in New York (1887). His extensive repertoire included Arnoldo in ''Wilhelm Tell'', Enzo in ''La Gioconda'', Turiddu in ''Cavalleria Rusticana'', Canio in ''Pagliacci'', Masaniello in ''La Muette de Portici'', Raoul in ''Les Huguenots'', Lyonel in ''Martha''. The career of the singer lasted long; still in 1911 he  appeared at the Theater in Altona as Lyonel. His son Bernhard Bötel (1883-1953) also had a successful career as tenor.

Chronology of some appearances

1883 Hamburg Stadttheater

1884-1893 Frankfurt a. M.Openhaus

1884-1892 Berlin Kroll Opera

1886 Leipzig Opernhaus

1887 Schwerin Hoftheater

1887 Bremen Stadttheatern

1887 New York Thalia Theater

1890 Rotterdam Deutschen Opernhaus

1892 Bremen Stadttheatern

1898 Berlin Theater des Westens

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Grammophon, Berlin, 1908
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