WALTER SOOMER (LIEGNITZ, POLAND, 12 MARCH, 1878 – LEIPZIG, GERMANY, 6 AUGUST, 1955)
The artist initially studied philosophy before turning to music, receiving vocal training under Hermann Stoeckert and Anna Uhlig in Berlin. He made his operatic debut in 1902 at the Stadttheater in Colmar. After World War I, he shifted to performing bass roles, gaining recognition as a skilled interpreter of Richard Wagner’s operas.
In 1927, he became the manager of the Gesang- und Opernschule in Leipzig, contributing to vocal and operatic education. Following World War II, he expanded his career to include directing, further solidifying his influence in the opera world.
Chronology of some appearances
1903-06 Halle Stadttheater
1906 Bayreuth Festival
1906 Vienna Volksoper
1906-1910 Leipzig Opernhaus
1907 Berlin Hofoper
1907 Prague German Theater
1908 Vienna Volksoper
1908-1911 New York Metropolitan Opera
1908-1914 Bayreuth festival
1909 Zurich Opernhaus
1909 Prague German Theater
1910-1916 Vienna Hofoper
1911-1914 Dresden Hofoper
1912 Frankfurt a. M. Opernhaus
1912 Zurich Opernhaus
1914 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie
1914-1927 Leipzig Opernhaus
1916 Stuttgart Hoftheater
1917 Zurich Opernhaus
1924-1925 Bayreuth Festival
TRACKLIST
G&T, Berlin 1907-06/07
Guillaume Tell (Rossini): Ha, wohin?… O, Mathilde (w. Urlus) 2-44231 3127r
Carmen (Bizet): Eine Linie tiefer (w. Urlus) 2-44232 3128r
Tannhäuser (Wagner): Lied an den Abendstern 042147 209s
Tannhäuser (Wagner): Wohl wusst’ ich hier sie im Gebet 042146 208s
Edison 4-min cylinders, New York 1909-10?
Tannhäuser (Wagner): Blick’ ich umher BA 28152
Gramophone, Berlin 1913-08-20
Walküre (Wagner): Nicht straf’ ich dich erst 042415 1130s
Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner): Ein Kind war hier geboren 042426 1131s
Fliegende Holländer (wagner): Wie aus der Ferne 042425 1135s
Walküre (Wagner): Loge, hör’ 042416 1132s
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