PETER LORDMANN (KÖLN, GERMANY, MARCH 22, 1874 – REGENSBURG, GERMANY, JANUARY, 27, 1955)
He began his career in 1897 as a concert singer, performing in Düsseldorf and Köln. That same year, he made his operatic debut at the Hoftheater in Kassel. From 1898 to 1902, he was engaged by the Theater of Graz, followed by an engagement at the Hoftheater in Karlsruhe from 1902 to 1904. In the 1904-1905 season, he appeared at the Opernhaus in Köln, and from 1905 to 1909, he performed at the Volksoper in Wien, where he sang in the Viennese premiere of G. Puccini’s Tosca.
His repertoire at the Volksoper included Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte, Leporello in Don Giovanni, Daland in Der fliegende Holländer, King Heinrich in Lohengrin, Stadinger in Der Waffenschmied by Lortzing, and Saint Bris in Les Huguenots.
From 1909 to 1912, he was part of the Dresden Hofoper ensemble, and from 1912 to 1916, he was engaged at the Deutschen Opernhaus in Berlin. During his time there, he sang in the 1914 premiere of E. Humperdinck’s Die Marketenderin.
After a brief stint as a soldier in World War I, he resumed his career. From 1917 to 1919, he was a soloist at the Stadttheater in Bremen. From 1919 to 1921, he was a member of the Staatstheater in Wiesbaden, and in the 1923-1924 season, he served as both singer and director at the Stadttheater in Hagen (Westfalen).
He also made guest appearances, performing at the Hofoper in Wien in 1903 and the Opernhaus in Leipzig in 1911.
His extensive stage repertoire included roles such as Osmin in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Falstaff in Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor, Baculus in Der Wildschütz, Bombardon in Das goldene Kreuz by Ignaz Brüll, Beckmesser in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Rocco in Fidelio, Giacomo in Fra Diavolo, and the Hermit in Der Freischütz.
Chronology of some appearances
1897 Kassel Hoftheater
1898-1902 Graz Theater
1902-1904 Karlsruhe Hoftheater
1903 Wien Hofoper
1904-1905 Köln Opernhaus
1905-1909 Wien Volkskoper
1909-1912 Dresden Hofoper
1911 Leipzig Opernhaus
1912-1916 Berlin Deutschen Opernhaus
1917-1919 Bremen Stadttheater
1919-1921 Wiesbaden Staatstheater
1923-1924 Hagen Stadttheater
TRACKLIST
Pathé, Berlin 1909?
Zauberflöte (Mozart): Das klinget so herrlich (w. Kaschowska) 14551
Zauberflöte (Mozart): Bei Männern (w. Kaschowska) 14553
Pathé, Berlin 1910?
Bohème (Puccini): Mantellied 15832
Don Giovanni (Mozart): Register-Arie, pt 1 15822
Pathé, Wien 1911?
Faust (Gounod): Serenade 51156
Juive (Halévy): Fluch-Arie 51155
Carmen (Bizet): Auf in der Kampf 51172
Tannhäuser (Wagner): Ansprache des Landgrafen 51149
Pathé, Berlin 1911/1912
Faust (Gounod): Duell-Terzett (w. Plaschke & Soot) 55646
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