KARL JÖRN 1910-1911 GRAMOPHONE 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. Bohème (Puccini) Sind wir allein nun... Mimis Tod (w. Dux) 044187, 044188, 23al, 24al Gramophone, Berlin 1911-10-13

2. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Du hier Santuzza (w. Kurt) 044199 Gramophone, Berlin 1911-10-05

3. Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Nein! Nein, Turiddu! (w. Kurt) 044200 14al Gramophone, Berlin 1911-10-05

4. Freischütz (Weber) Durch die Wälder, durch die Auen 4-42479 556ak Gramophone, Berlin 1911-10-04

5. Freischütz (Weber) Jetzt ist wohl ihr Fenster offen 4-42480 557ak Gramophone, Berlin 1911-10-04

6. Frühlingszeit (Becker) 4-42490 575ak Gramophone, Berlin 1911-10-13

7. Königskinder (Humperdinck) Ei, ist das schwer, ein Bettler sein 042336 11al Gramophone, Berlin 1911-10-04

8. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Selig wie die Sonne (w. Denera, nera, Arndt-Ober, Sommer & Zador) 044169 499s Gramophone, Berlin 1910-09-17

9. Rigoletto (Verdi) Holdes Mädchen (w. Denera, Arndt-Ober & Zador) 044172 500½s Gramophone, Berlin 1910-09-17

10. Rosenkavalier (Strauss) Di rigori armato il seno 4-42527, 13427L Gramophone, Berlin 1911-12-19

11. Sehnsucht (von Fielitz) 4-42384 7859r Gramophone, Berlin 1910-09-15

12. Siegfried (Wagner) Hoho! Hoho! Hahei! (Schwertlied) 4-42505 555ak Gramophone, Berlin 1911-10-04

13. Siegfried (Wagner) Nothung, Nothung! 4-42504 559ak Gramophone, Berlin 1911-10-05

14. Traum durch die Dämmerung (R Strauss) 4-42383 7858r Gramophone, Berlin 1910-09-15

15. Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) Westwärts schweift der Blick 4-42499 13425L Gramophone, Berlin 1911-12-19

16. Walküre (Wagner) Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater 042341, 12al Gramophone, Berlin 1911-10-04

17. Walküre (Wagner) Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond 4-42500 558ak Gramophone, Berlin 1911-10-05

KARL JÖRN 1910-1911 GRAMOPHONE RECORDINGS CDR

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