Eduard Erhard (Baritone) (Vienna, Austria 1879 ? - Starnberger, Germany ?)

                                                                  Escamillo

First he was active as an actor, then studied singing at the Vienna Music Academy. Later he perfected his vocal technique under Giovanni Scarneo in Berlin. Probably he made his debut  in the 1903-1904 season at the Stadttheater in Nürnberg. His repertoire included Wolfram in ‘’Tannhäuser’’, Count di Luna in ‘’Il Trovatore’’, Germont ‘’La Traviata’’, Silvio in ‘’Pagliacci’’, Papageno in the ‘’Magic Flute’’. In 1908, at the Stadttheater  in Hamburg, he appeared in the premiere of the opera ‘’Sternengebot’’ of Siegfried Wagner. Later he worked as pedagogue and professor in Karlsruhe. He was the teacher of the soprano Clara Ebers. Married to the soprano Josefine Sedlmayer. Later he lived in Starnberger. He made records for Gramophone, Beka and Parlophon.

Chronology of some opera appearances

1904-1905 Strasbourg Stadttheater 

1905-1907  Essen Stadttheater 

1907-1908 Hamburg Stadttheater 

1908-1909 Magdeburg Stadttheater

1909 Leipzig Opernhaus

1909 Berlin Hofoper 

1909-1910 Hamburg Stadttheater 

1926 London Covent Garden

Chronology of some concert appearances

1908 Vienna

1920 Norway

1920 Switzerland

1921 Hungary

1921 Holland

1925 Rome

1925 Venice

1926 USA

1927 Monte Carlo

1927 Nice

1934 Vienna

RECORDINGS FOR SALE

Gramophone, Berlin 1908-11-25

Carmen (Bizet): Liebst du mich treu und innig with Metzger 2-44496 6669h

Gramophone, Berlin 1909-08-18
Faust (Gounod): Mephisto-Serenade 4-42351 1571ab
Faust (Gounod): Rondo vom goldenen Kalb 4-42352 1572ab

Gramophone, Berlin 1910-09-17
Nachtlager von Granada (Kreutzer): Die Nacht ist schön 042285 501s
Ballo in maschera (Verdi): Ja, du warst's 042286 502s