JOHN GLÄSER (BERLIN, 12 JUNE, 1888 – FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 27 MAY, 1968)
He studied singing in Berlin, where he was already a soloist in the court and cathedral choir. From 1909 to 1910, he was a member of the choir at the Berlin Komische Oper. As a soloist, he made his debut in 1911 at the Stadttheater in Ulm and subsequently performed at the Court Theater in Altenburg, Thuringia.
In 1912, he joined the Opera House in Wrocław, where he sang for five years. In 1917, he was engaged by the Frankfurt Opera, where he remained until the end of his career. Notably, on January 21, 1920, he performed the role of Elis in the premiere of Schreker’s opera Der Schatzgräber.
He also participated in the German premieres of Mussorgsky’s operas: Boris Godunov (1913 in Wrocław, as Dimitri) and Khovanshchina (1924 in Frankfurt, as Galitzyn). Additionally, on March 10, 1917, he performed at the Opera House in Wrocław in the world premiere of Lubomir Różycki’s opera Eros and Psyche.
His career included guest appearances in Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, and Vienna. At the 1926 Salzburg Festival, he performed as Bacchus in Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos. On the occasion of his 25th anniversary with the Frankfurt Opera in 1942, he gave his farewell performance as Canio in Pagliacci.
Following his retirement, he lived in Frankfurt, where he taught singing. He was married to the soprano Agnes Werninghaus.
Chronology of some appearances
1909-1910 Berlin Komische Oper
1911 Ulm Stadttheater
1911 Altenburg Court Theater
1912-1917 Wroclaw Opera House
1917-1942 Frankfurt a.M. Opera
1926 Salzburg Festival
TRACKLIST
Mattinata (Leoncavallo) P9125 2-20252 Parlophon, Berlin 1927-05-03
Otello (Verdi): Jeder Knabe kann mein Schwert mir entreißen P9125 2-20251 Parlophon, Berlin 1927-05-03
Alessandro Stradella (Flotow): Jungfrau Maria (Hymne) P9093 2-20128 Parlophon, Berlin 1927-02-08
Freischütz (Weber): Nein, länger trag’ ich nicht P9816 2-20571 Parlophon, Berlin 1928-01-17
Freischütz (Weber): Jetzt ist wohl ihr Fenster offen P9816 2-20572 Parlophon, Berlin 1928-01-17
Zauberflöte (Mozart): Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön P9828 2-20573 Parlophon, Berlin 1928-01-17
Evangelimann (Kienzl): Selig sind, die Verfolgung leiden P9828 2-20575 Parlophon, Berlin 1928-01-17
Trovatore (Verdi): Daß nur für mich dein Herz erbebt P9815 2-20574 Parlophon, Berlin 1928-01-17
Trovatore (Verdi): Miserere (w. Seinemeyer & chorus) P9815 2-20576-2 Parlophon, Berlin 1928-01-19
Mignon (Thomas): Leb’ wohl, Mignon P9084 2-20127 Parlophon, Berlin 1927-02-08
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): O Lola (Siciliana) P9084 2-20129 Parlophon, Berlin 1927-02-08
Fliegende Holländer (Wagner): Willst jenes tag’s du dich nicht mehr entsinnen P9352 2-21047 Parlophon, Berlin 1928-11-01
Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner): Fanget an! P9352 2-21051 Parlophon, Berlin 1928-11-02
Alessandro Stradella (Flotow): Jungfrau Maria (Hymne) P9093 2-20128 Parlophon, Berlin 1927-02-08
Rigoletto (Verdi): Freundlich blick’ ich P9093 2-20130 Parlophon, Berlin 1927-02-08
Faust (Gounod): Es ist schon spät (w. Bettendorf) P9549 2-21719 Parlophon, Berlin 1930-05-30
Faust (Gounod): O Mondenschein (w. Bettendorf) P9549 2-21720 Parlophon, Berlin 1930-05-30
Carmen (Bizet): Blumenarie P9147 2-20250 Parlophon, Berlin 1927-05-03
Africaine (Meyerbeer): Land so wunderbar P9147 2-20253 Parlophon, Berlin 1927-05-03
Wanderlied (Wohlauf noch getrunken) (Schumann) B11001 33796-2 Parlophon, Berlin 1928-11-02
Der Lenz (Hildach) B11001, 33797-2 Parlophon, Berlin 1928-11-02
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