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BERNHARD
BÖTEL (HAMBURG, 9 JULY, 1883 – BERLIN, 1953)
His father was the renowned tenor Heinrich Bötel (1854-1938). He
studied singing with Mathieu Lorent in Hamburg and later under Ernst Grenzebach
in Berlin. He made his debut in 1905 at the Municipal Theatre of Aachen as
Lancelot in the operetta La Poupée by Audran. He then joined the Komische Oper,
where he achieved significant success as Hoffmann in Hoffmanns Erzählungen.
During his four years in Berlin, he also performed various Buffo roles.
In 1907, he appeared with the ensemble of the Komische Oper at the
Adelphi Theatre in London for the English premiere of Hoffmanns Erzählungen as
a comprimario. He later enjoyed a notable career as an operetta singer in
Vienna, first at the Vienna Opera House and then from 1912 to 1914 at the
Raimund Theatre. On November 17, 1909, he participated in the premiere of F.
Lehár's operetta Der Graf von Luxemburg at the Vienna Opera House.
In the 1914-1915 season, he was active at the Municipal Theatre of
Halle/Saale. He returned to Berlin, where, throughout the 1920s, he became a
respected member of the Berlin Urban Opera as a Tenor-Buffo. During this time,
he also appeared as an operetta singer and gained acclaim as a partner of the famous
diva Fritzi Massary. In the 1928-1931 seasons, he performed at the Berlin Kroll
Opera. He retired from the stage in 1935.
Chronology of some
appearances
1905 Aachen Municipal
Theatre
1906 Berlin Komische
Oper
1907 London Adelphi Theatre
TRACKLIST
1. Belle Hélène
(Offenbach) Da es doch nur ein Traum ist (w. Massary) 044305 1205m Gramophone,
Berlin 1918
2. Belle Hélène
(Offenbach) Ja, ein Traum (w. Massary) 044304 1204m Gramophone, Berlin 1918
3. Berlin- Wien!
(Carl Witt) Gramophone 942768 13525
4. Bettelstudent
(Millöcker) Ich setz' den Fall (w. Bötel) 2-944299 18187½L Gramophone, Berlin
1915
5. Bettelstudent
(Millöcker) Nur das Eine bitt' ich dich (w. Bötel) 2-944298 18186L Gramophone,
Berlin 1915
6. Die weisse Dame
(Boieldieu) Cavatine Komm, o holde Dame Odeon AA 57718 xxBo 7183
7. Fledermaus
(Strauss) O je, o je, wie rürht mich dies! (w. van Endert) Gramophone 2-944267
18115L
8. Glücksmädel
(Stolz) Wiener Frauen, Wiener Musik A. B. C. Grand Record 996a
9. Graf von Luxemburg
(Lehár) Boheme-Duett (w. Kartousch) (o Lehár) 3-44061 1850ab Gramophone, Wien
1909
10. Graf von
Luxemburg (Lehár) Liebe, o wie zuckersüss (w. Kartousch) 3-44057
Gramophone, Wien 1909
11. Graf von
Luxemburg (Lehár) Mädel klein, Mädel fein (w. Kartousch) 3-44062 1852ab
Gramophone, Wien 1909
12. Hans und Liesel Volkslied
with Elisabeth van Endert Gramophone 45046 18788 l
13. Hoffmanns
Erzählungen (Offenbach) Es war einmal am Hofe von Eisenack Odeon AA 57717 xxBo
7182
14. Le postillon de
Longjumeau (Adam) Mes amis écoutez l'histoire Odeon AA 79238 xxBo 7404
15. Mein einz'ger
Gedanke bist du (B. Seidler-Winkler) Gramophone 942777 13541
16. Verhexte
Wienerstadt (E. Darewski) Komm Schatz, in den Stadtpark A. B. C. Grand Record
996b
17. Wien, du Stadt
meiner Träume (Rudolf Sieczynski) Gramophone 942767 13525
18. Zigeunerbaron
(Strauss) Saffi with Grete Holm A. B. C. Grand Record 1024
19. Zirkuskind (Eysler) Duett with Grete Holm A. B. C. Grand Record 1024
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