KARL JÖRN 1904-1916 EDISON 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. Africaine (Meyerbeer) Land so wunderbar! 15067 Edison 2-min cylinders, Berlin 1904-08

2. Am Meer (Schubert) 15099 Edison 2-min cylinders, Berlin 1904-08

3. Attila (Verdi) Praise Ye (w. Rappold & Middleton) 83046 BA 28238 Edison, New York 1916-03

4. Dein gedenk' ich, Margareta (Meyer-Helmund) 73004 5519-C Edison, New York 1917-04

5. Der Tyroler und sein Kind (trad) 80304 4400-C Edison, New York 1916-01-05

6. Elisir d'amore (Donizetti) Una furtiva lagrima BA 28217 4416-C Edison, New York 1916-01

7. Faust (Gounod) Salut, demeure chaste et pure 40028 Edison 4-min cylinders, New York 1910-04

8. Fliegende Holländer (Wagner) Mit Gewitter und Sturm 15098 Edison 2-min cylinders, Berlin 1904-08

9. Fliegende Holländer (Wagner) Mit Gewitter und Sturm 73006 5524-C Edison, New York 1917-04

10. Forza del destino (Verdi) Solenne in quest'ora (w. Middleton) 83053 4560-C Edison, New York 1916-03-06/09

11. Lohengrin (Wagner) In fernem Land 40037 Edison 4-min cylinders, New York 1910-04

12. Lohengrin (Wagner) Mein lieber Schwan! 40025 Edison 4-min cylinders, New York 1910-04

13. Mädle, ruck, ruck, ruck (trad) BA 28228 4399-A Edison, New York 1916-01-05

14. Manon (Massenet) En fermant les yeux 40042 Edison 4-min cylinders, New York 1910-04

15. Martha (Flotow) Solo, profugo (w. Middleton) 82563 4593-C Edison, New York 1916-03-1x

16. Salomo (Hermann) 40043 Edison 4-min cylinders, New York 1910-04

17. Singing to you (Kerr) 80524 6838-C Edison, New York 1919-06-1x

18. Tannhäuser (Wagner) Inbrunst im Herzen 40018 Edison 4-min cylinders, New York 1910-04

19. Tosca (Puccini) E lucevan le stelle unpubl 3821-C Edison, New York 1915-05

20. Trovatore (Verdi) Hab' Erbarmen, o Herr (Miserere) (w. Dietrich & chorus, announced by Nebe) 15359 Edison 2-min cylinders, Berlin 1905-09

KARL JÖRN 1904-1916 EDISON RECORDINGS CDR

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