WALTER GÜNTHER-BRAUN
(27 DECEMBER, 1874 – WEIMAR, 28 OCTOBER, 1947)
He studied with Törsleff in Leipzig, Eugene Wolff in Frankfurt am
Main, Alfieri in Berlin, and Felix von Kraus in Munich. He began his stage
career during the 1896–97 season at the Municipal Theatre of Cottbus and then
sang successfully—primarily as an operetta tenor—at the theatres of Wiener
Neustadt (1897–98), Salzburg (1898–99), Innsbruck (1899–1900), and at Carl
Schultze’s Theatre in Hamburg (1900–01).
He then focused exclusively on opera, achieving considerable success.
From 1901 to 1903, he was engaged at the Municipal Theatre of Mainz, followed
by engagements at the Municipal Theatre of Graz (1903–06), the Stadttheater of
Wroclaw (1906–09), and the Munich Court Opera (1909–12). From 1912 to 1920, he
was a member of the ensemble at the Mannheim Court Theatre, and from 1920 to
1927, he sang at the Municipal Theatre of Dortmund.
Beginning in 1905, he also made several guest appearances at the
Dresden Court Opera. In 1918, he sang the role of Haldor in the premiere of
Paul von Klenau’s opera Kjartan und
Gudrun in Mannheim.
He was especially noted for his performances in the dramatic Wagnerian
repertoire, singing roles such as Erik in Der fliegende Holländer, Tannhäuser, Walther von Stolzing in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, and
Tristan. His repertoire also included Florestan in Fidelio, Hüon in Weber’s Oberon,
Eleazar in Halévy’s La Juive,
Samson in Saint-Saëns’s Samson et
Dalila, Don José in Carmen,
and Canio in Pagliacci.
In 1908, he made a few recordings for the Gramophone Company in
Breslau.
Chronology of some appearances
1896-1897 Cottbus Municipal Theatre
1897-1898 Wiener Neustadt
1898-1899 Salzburg Opera House
1899-1900 Innsbruck Opera House
1900-1901 Hamburg Carl-Schultze's Theatre
1901-1903 Mainz Municipal Theatre
1903-1906 Graz Municipal Theatre
1906-1909 Wroclaw Stadttheater
1909-1912 Munich Court Opera
1912-1920 Mannheim Court Theatre
1920-1927 Dortmund Municipal Theatre
TRACKLIST
Walter Günther-Braun made 5 recordings for Gramophone
Carmen (Bizet) Blumenarie 4-42066 12447u Gramophone, Breslau 1908
Der Evangelimann (Kienzl) Selig sind, die Verfolgung leiden 4-42067
12448u Gramophone, Breslau 1908
Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Am stillen Herd 4-42064
Gramophone, Breslau 1908
Meistersinger von Nürnberg) Morgenlich leuchtend 4-42065 Gramophone,
Breslau 1908
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