Bernd Aldenhoff (Tenor) (Duisburg, Germany 14. 6. 1908 – München, Germany 8. 10. 1959)

                                                                            Tannhäuser

He was one of the best German heldentenors of his time. Originally he was a carpenter. He studied singing under Julius Lenz in Köln and made his debut at the Oper in Köln (1932). His repertoire included  Florestan in ‘’Fidelio’’, Lohengrin, Siegmund in ‘’Walküre’’, Matthias in ‘’Evangelimann’’ of W. Kienzl, Titelrolle in ‘’Der arme Heinrich’’ of H. Pfitzner, Pedro in ‘’Tiefland’’ of E. d'Albert, Bacchus in ‘’Ariadne auf Naxos’’, Herodes in ‘’Salome’’ and Ägisth in ‘’Elektra’’ of R. Strauss, Fabiano in ‘’Der Günstling’’ of R. Wagner-Régeny, Rodolfo in ‘’La Bohème’’, Titelrollen in ‘’ Les contes d'Hoffmann’’ of Offenbach and in ‘’Sly’’ of E. Wolf-Ferrari.

Chronology of appearances

1930-1932 Stuttgart Opernhaus (Chorist)

1932-1933 Köln Oper (Debut)

1934-1935 Darmstadt Theater

1937 Zoppot festival

1935-1938 Erfurt Theater an das

1938-1944 Düsseldorf Opernhaus

1939 Frankfurt a.M. Opernhaus

1943-1952 Dresden Staatsoper

1944 Wien Volksoper

1950 Berlin Komischen Oper

1950 Wien Staatsoper

1951-1952 Bayreuth festival

1952-1957 Frankfurt a.M. Opernhaus

1954 Florence Teatro Comunale

1954-1955 New York  Metropolitan Opera

1955 Paris Grand Opéra

1956 München Staatsoper

1957 Bayreuth festival

1957 London Covent Garden

1957 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie

1959 Milano La Scala

1959 Lisbon Teatro San Carlo

1959 Zurich Opernhaus

1959 Duisburg Stadttheater