KARL JÖRN 1903-1905 G&T RECORDINGS CDR

 

KARL JÖRN (RIGA, LATVIA, 5 JANUARY, 1873 - DENVER, COLORADO, 19 DECEMBER, 1947)

 

 

 

He made his debut in 1896 at Freiburg as Lionel in Martha. On December 13, 1904, he appeared at the Berlin Hofoper in the premiere of Ruggiero Leoncavallo’s Der Roland von Berlin. He was a member of the Metropolitan Opera for six seasons (1908-1914). In 1914, at the Berlin Deutschen Opernhaus, he sang the title role in the premiere of Richard Wagner's Parsifal. He was a favorite of Emperor Wilhelm II, who gifted him several souvenirs on multiple occasions.

In 1916, he accepted American citizenship. During the 1920s, he lost his entire fortune and lived in obscurity as a singing teacher in Denver, Colorado. When Johanna Gadski undertook a North American tour with the German Opera Company during the 1929-1931 seasons, she invited him to join, and he once again found success performing roles such as Tristan, Siegmund, and Siegfried.

In 1932, he opened a vocal studio in New York but later returned to Denver. He was married to the soprano Else Jörn-Becker.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1898-1899 Zurich Stadttheater

1899-1902 Hamburg Stadttheater

1902-1908 Berlin Hofoper.

1905-1908 London Covent Garden

1908-1914 New York Metropolitan Opera

TRACKLIST

 

1. Carmen (Bizet) Bei meiner Mutter (w. Runge) 044048 238m G&T, Berlin 1905-01

2. Carmen (Bizet) Hier an dem Herzen 3-42385 3775h G&T, Berlin 1905-09

3. Carmen (Bizet) Hier an den Herz (Blumenarie) 2-42608 1668x G&T, Berlin 1903-04/05

4. Carmen (Bizet) Sonntag war's (w. Dietrich) 044014 47½y G&T, Berlin 1903-0405

5. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) O Lola (Siciliana) 2-42544 1592x G&T, Berlin 1903-04/05

6. Contes d'Hoffmann (Offenbach) Hörst du es tönen (w. Runge) 44460 2644L G&T, Berlin 1905-01

7. Fliegende Holländer (Wagner) Mit Gewitter und Sturm 2-42254 1919k G&T, Berlin 1904-11/12

8. Fliegende Holländer (Wagner) Mit Gewitter und Sturm 3-42084 2413L G&T, Berlin 1904-11/12

9. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Ihr Wangenpaar 2-42546 1595x G&T, Berlin 1903-04/05

10. Lohengrin (Wagner) In fernem Land 2-42862 1785L G&T, Berlin 1904-03/04

11. Lohengrin (Wagner) In fernem Land 042003 43y G&T, Berlin 1903-04/05

12. Lohengrin (Wagner) In fernem Land 042116 494i G&T, Berlin 1905-09

13. Lohengrin (Wagner) Mein lieber Schwan 042014 178y G&T, Berlin 1903-05/06

14. Lohengrin (Wagner) Mein lieber Schwan! 042119 496i G&T, Berlin 1905-09

15. Martha (Flotow) Ja, seit früh'ster Kindheit Tagen (w. Nebe) 44210 1666½x G&T, Berlin 1903-04/05

16. Martha (Flotow) Lass' mich dir sagen (w. Dietrich) 44216 1754x G&T, Berlin 1903-05/06

17. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Morgenlich leuchtend 3-42364 3756h G&T, Berlin 1905-09

18. Postillon de Longjumeau (Adam) Freunde vernehmet die Geschichte 2-42263 1920k G&T, Berlin 1904-11/12

19. Rigoletto (Verdi) Freundlich blick' ich 3-42083, 2412L G&T, Berlin 1904-11/12

20. Trovatore (Verdi) Dass noch einmal (Mal reggendo) (w. Runge)  44498 2645L G&T, Berlin 1905-01

21. Trovatore (Verdi) Dass nur für mich 3-42363, 3755h G&T, Berlin 1905-09

22. Trovatore (Verdi) Gern will ich schliessen das Aug' (w. Herrmann) 2-44028 3753h G&T, Berlin 1905-09

23. Trovatore (Verdi) Lodern zum Himmel 2-42329 3995g G&T, Berlin 1905-09

24. Trovaore (Verdi) Nicht darfst du von meiner Seite (w. Herrmann) 2-44010, 3754h G&T, Berlin 1905-09

KARL JÖRN 1903-1905 G&T RECORDINGS CDR

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