KARL JÖRN 1915-1917 COLUMBIA 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. Abschied (Holländisches Volkslied) A5735 37273-1 Columbia, New York 1915-05-08
2. Aennchen von Tharau (Silcher) A1862 45721-1 Columbia, New York 1915-05-29
3. Auf der Alm, da gibt's ka Sünd' A1794 45731-2 Columbia, New York 1915-06-02
4. Das Herz am Rhein (Hill) A1776 45606-1 Columbia, New York 1915-05-06
5. Das Wandern (Schubert) A1777 45608-1 Columbia, New York 1915-05-06
6. Der Rattenfänger von Hameln (Neuendorff) A5735 37309-1 Columbia, New York 1915-06-02
7. Der Tyroler und sein Kind (von Nesmuller) A1794 45716-1 Columbia, New York 1915-05-28
8. Der Verschwender (Kreutzer) Da streiten sich die Leut' herum A1795 45719-1 Columbia, New York 1915-05-29
9. Die Loreley (Silcher) A1862 45732-2 Columbia, New York 1915-06-02
10. Du, du liegst mir im Herzen (trad) (w. de Marion) A1778 45753-2 Columbia, New York 1915-06-05
11. Freut euch des Lebens (Hirzel) (w. de Marion) A1778 45754-2 Columbia, New York 1915-06-05
12. Jägerleben (trad) A1841 45720-1 Columbia, New York 1915-05-29
13. Mädle, ruck, ruck, ruck (trad) A1795 45730-1 Columbia, New York 1915-06-02
14. Morgenhymne (Henschel) A1840 45615-1 Columbia, New York 1915-05-08
15. Rheinlied (Peters) A1776 45717-1 Columbia, New York 1915-05-28
16. Schlummerliedchen (Hess or Leander) A1840 45614-1 Columbia, New York 1915-05-08
17. Schwarzwaldmädel (Jessel) Tanz', Mädel, mit mir E3560 58538 Columbia, New York 1917-08
18. Schwarzwaldmädel (Jessel) Was wir erträumt E3560 58539 Columbia, New York 1917-08
19. Ungeduld (Schubert) A1777 45607-1 Columbia, New York 1915-05-06

KARL JÖRN 1915-1917 COLUMBIA RECORDINGS CDR

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