GERMAN TENOR FRITZ SOOT (1878-1965) VOL. 3 CDR

 

FRITZ SOOT (WELLERSWEILER, 20 AUGUST, 1878 – BERLIN, 9 JUNE, 1965)

 

 

 

 

He studied singing with Karl Scheidemantel in Dresden and made his debut there in 1908 as Tonio in La fille du régiment. While at Dresden, he created the role of the Italian Tenor in Der Rosenkavalier (1911). He was a member of the Stuttgart Opera from 1918 to 1922, after which he moved to the Berlin Staatsoper, where his notable creations included the Drum Major in Wozzeck (1925), the first Berlin Laca in Jenůfa (1924), Mephistopheles in Doktor Faust (1927), and Babinski in Švanda the Bagpiper (1929).

Despite his successes in these roles, he was best known as a Wagnerian tenor. In 1924 and 1925, he sang Siegmund, Siegfried, Tristan, Erik, and Walther at Covent Garden, later adding Parsifal to his repertoire. His operatic roles also included Palestrina and Otello. After World War II, he returned to the Berlin Staatsoper, where he continued to sing character roles until 1952, including participating in the premiere of Paul Dessau's Die Verurteilung des Lukullus (1951).

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1908 Dresden Opera House

1918-1922 Stuttgart Opera House

1923-1952 Berlin Opera House 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. An die Musik (Schubert) 31 bh  B 2180 Grammophon 1926/1927
2. Carmen (Bizet) Blumenarie 682 bk Grammophon 1926
3. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Abschied von der Mutter 66523 292 bm Grammophon 1926
4. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) O Lola 682 bk Grammophon 1926
5. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Schäumt der süße Wein (Trinklied) 73092 (B22386) GrammophonPolydor, Berlin 1928
6. Der Doppelganger (Heine) 66434 15 bi Grammophon
7. Der Hidalgo (Schubert) 62550 B2179 Grammophon 1926/1927
8. Der Nussbaum (Mosen) 66434 15 bi Grammophon
9. Die Forelle (Schubert) 62551 33 bh Grammophon
10. Eugen Onegin (Tchaikovsky) Wohin seid ihr entschwunden AA57011 Odeon, Berlin 1911-1012
11. Faust (Gounod) Duell-Terzett (w. Plaschke & Lordmann) 55646  Pathé, Berlin 1912
12. Faust (Gounod) Engelchor, himmlische Schar with Magdalena Seebe and Peter Lordmann 54683 84247 ER Pathé, Berlin
13. Faust (Gounod) Gegrüßt sei mir XX76184 xxB5416 Odeon, Berlin 1911-1012
14. Fidelio (Beethoven) In des Lebens Frühlingstagen 66728 901bm Polydor, Berlin
15. Fra Diavolo (Auber) Dorina, jene Kleine X99739 xB5418 Odeon, Berlin 1911-1012
16. Freischütz (Weber) Nein, länger trag' ich nicht die Qualen...Jetzt ist wohl ihr Fenster offen XX80136, XX80137, xxB6836, xxB6837 Odeon, Berlin 1923-02-17
17. Frühlingsfahrt Op. 45 Nr. 2 Es zogen zwei rüstge Gesellen (EichendorffSchumann) 66433 12 bi Grammophon
18. Götterdämmerung (Wagner) In Leid zu dem Wipfel 2745 ar Grammophon

GERMAN TENOR FRITZ SOOT (1878-1965) VOL. 3 CDR

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