He studied singing under Louise Weinlich-Tipka
in Munich and with Julius Stockhausen in Frankfurt a. M.. He made his debut in 1888 at the Stadttheater in Graz as hunter in "Nachtlager von Granada"
by C. Kreutzer. In the 1888-1894 seasons he sang at the Opernhaus in Cologne , then in the 1894-1897 seasons appeared at the Stadttheater in Hamburg . In 1897 he was engaged
by the Hofoper in Berlin and performed till 1919. Here he sang
in the premiere of the operas ‘’Briseïs’’ of Emmanuel Chabrier (14. 1. 1899), ‘’Regina ’’ of Albert
Lortzing (21. 3. 1899), ‘’Cain’’ by E. d'Albert (17. 9. 1900), "Heilmar, der Narr"
by W. Kienzl (28. 1. 1902), "Der
Wald" by Mrs
Ethel Smyth (9. 4. 1902), "Der
Roland von Berlin" by R. Leoncavallo (13. 12. 1904) and in E. Humperdinck’s "Heirat
wider Willen" by (14. 4. 1905). In 1906 he sang in the Berlin première of ‘’Salome’’
by R. Strauss. In 1911 he performed in the premiere of "Rosenkavalier". In 1907 sang the
role of Sharpless in G. Puccini’s ‘’Madama Butterfly’’. He made guest
appearances in Munich , Dresden ,
Hamburg , London
and Brussels . His
extensive repertoire included Nelusco in G. Meyerbeer’s ‘’Africaine’’, Lothario
in ‘’Mignon’’ of A. Thomas, Papageno in "Zauberflöte", Wolfram in ‘’Tannhäuser’’, Telramund in ‘’Lohengrin’’,
Pizarro in ‘’Fidelio’’. After end of his stage career he worked in Berlin
Chronology of some appearances
1888 Graz Stadttheater
1888-1894 Cologne Opernhaus
1894-1897 Hamburg Stadttheater
1897-1919 Berlin Hofoper
RECORDINGS FOR SALE
G&T, Berlin 1905-11
Fliegende Holländer (Wagner): Wie aus der Ferne 042120 502i
Zonophone, Berlin 1909-05-17
Africaine (Meyerbeer): Dir, o Königin X-2-22074
Tannhäuser (Wagner): Lied an den Abendstern X-2-22087
Parlophon, Berlin 1912-02-10
Faust (Gounod): Da ich nun verlassen (Gebet) P1158 2-1158
Carmen (Bizet): Euren Toast P1159 2-1159
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