FRITZ SOOT (WELLERSWEILER, 20 AUGUST, 1878 – BERLIN, 9 JUNE, 1965)
He studied singing with Karl Scheidemantel in Dresden and
made his debut there in 1908 as Tonio in La fille du régiment. While at
Dresden, he created the role of the Italian Tenor in Der Rosenkavalier (1911).
He was a member of the Stuttgart Opera from 1918 to 1922, after which he moved
to the Berlin Staatsoper, where his notable creations included the Drum Major
in Wozzeck (1925), the first Berlin Laca in Jenůfa (1924), Mephistopheles in
Doktor Faust (1927), and Babinski in Švanda the Bagpiper (1929).
Despite his successes in these roles, he was best known as a
Wagnerian tenor. In 1924 and 1925, he sang Siegmund, Siegfried, Tristan, Erik,
and Walther at Covent Garden, later adding Parsifal to his repertoire. His
operatic roles also included Palestrina and Otello. After World War II, he
returned to the Berlin Staatsoper, where he continued to sing character roles
until 1952, including participating in the premiere of Paul Dessau's Die
Verurteilung des Lukullus (1951).
Chronology of some appearances
1908 Dresden Opera House
1918-1922 Stuttgart Opera House
1923-1952 Berlin Opera House
TRACKLIST
- Götterdämmerung (Wagner) Lass ich, Liebste, dich hier (w. Leider) 72984 787 az Grammophon, Berlin 1925
- Götterdämmerung (Wagner) Zu neuen Taten (w. Leider) 72984 786 az Grammophon, Berlin 1925.mp3
- Lohengrin (Wagner) Atmest du nicht 66728 899bm Polydor, Berlin 1928
- Lohengrin (Wagner) Höchstes Vertrau'n 66522 B 22320 Grammophon 1926
- Lohengrin (Wagner) In fernem land 66522 B 22321 Grammophon 1926
- Lohengrin (Wagner) O Elsa 66523 B 22322 Grammophon 1926
- Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Am stillen Herd 65717 (B22128) Grammophon, Berlin 1923
- Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Fanget an 65717 (B22129) Grammophon, Berlin 1923
- Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Preislied B22319 66521 Grammophon, Berlin 1926
- Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Selig wie die Sonne (w. Hafgren-Dinkela, Olszewska, Henke & von Manowarda) 78543 (B25014) Grammophon, Berlin 1922
- Mignon (Thomas) Leb' wohl, Mignon! X51973 xB5415 Odeon, Berlin 1911-1012
- Othello (Verdi) Verräter weiche unpub 1416 bk Grammophon 1928
- Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Jetzt spielen 62445 (B2111) Grammophon, Berlin 1923
- Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Scherzet immer 62445 (B2112) Grammophon, Berlin 1923
- Parsifal (Wagner) Mein erstes Amt verricht' ich so (Charfreitagszauber) 65812 (B22197) Grammophon, Berlin 1924
- Parsifal (Wagner) Nur eine Waffe taugt 65812 B 22196 Grammophon, Berlin 1924
- Rheingold (Wagner) Immer ist Undank Loges Lohn AA57010 xxB6757 Odeon, Berlin 1922
- Si j'étais roi (Adam) Sie ist Prinzessin AA57009 xxB5417 Odeon, Berlin 1911-1012
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