KARL JÖRN (RIGA, LATVIA, 5 JANUARY, 1873 – DENVER, COLORADO, 19 DECEMBER,
1947)
He made his debut in 1896 at Freiburg as Lionel in Martha. On
December 13, 1904, he appeared at the Berlin Hofoper in the premiere of
Ruggiero Leoncavallo’s Der Roland von Berlin. He was a member of the
Metropolitan Opera for six seasons (1908-1914). In 1914, at the Berlin
Deutschen Opernhaus, he sang the title role in the premiere of Richard Wagner’s
Parsifal. He was a favorite of Emperor Wilhelm II, who gifted him several
souvenirs on multiple occasions.
In 1916, he accepted American citizenship. During the 1920s,
he lost his entire fortune and lived in obscurity as a singing teacher in
Denver, Colorado. When Johanna Gadski undertook a North American tour with the
German Opera Company during the 1929-1931 seasons, she invited him to join, and
he once again found success performing roles such as Tristan, Siegmund, and
Siegfried.
In 1932, he opened a vocal studio in New York but later
returned to Denver. He was married to the soprano Else Jörn-Becker.
Chronology of some appearances
1898-1899 Zurich Stadttheater
1899-1902 Hamburg Stadttheater
1902-1908 Berlin Hofoper.
1905-1908 London Covent Garden
1908-1914 New York Metropolitan Opera
TRACKLIST
1. Bohème
(Puccini) Sind wir allein nun... Mimis Tod (w. Dux) 044187, 044188, 23al, 24al
Gramophone, Berlin 1911-10-13
2.
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Du hier Santuzza (w. Kurt) 044199 Gramophone,
Berlin 1911-10-05
3.
Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) Nein! Nein, Turiddu! (w. Kurt) 044200 14al
Gramophone, Berlin 1911-10-05
4.
Freischütz (Weber) Durch die Wälder, durch die Auen 4-42479 556ak Gramophone,
Berlin 1911-10-04
5.
Freischütz (Weber) Jetzt ist wohl ihr Fenster offen 4-42480 557ak Gramophone,
Berlin 1911-10-04
6.
Frühlingszeit (Becker) 4-42490 575ak Gramophone, Berlin 1911-10-13
7.
Königskinder (Humperdinck) Ei, ist das schwer, ein Bettler sein 042336 11al
Gramophone, Berlin 1911-10-04
8.
Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Selig wie die Sonne (w. Denera, nera,
Arndt-Ober, Sommer & Zador) 044169 499s Gramophone, Berlin 1910-09-17
9. Rigoletto
(Verdi) Holdes Mädchen (w. Denera, Arndt-Ober & Zador) 044172 500½s
Gramophone, Berlin 1910-09-17
10.
Rosenkavalier (Strauss) Di rigori armato il seno 4-42527, 13427L Gramophone,
Berlin 1911-12-19
11.
Sehnsucht (von Fielitz) 4-42384 7859r Gramophone, Berlin 1910-09-15
12.
Siegfried (Wagner) Hoho! Hoho! Hahei! (Schwertlied) 4-42505 555ak Gramophone,
Berlin 1911-10-04
13.
Siegfried (Wagner) Nothung, Nothung! 4-42504 559ak Gramophone, Berlin
1911-10-05
14. Traum
durch die Dämmerung (R Strauss) 4-42383 7858r Gramophone, Berlin 1910-09-15
15. Tristan
und Isolde (Wagner) Westwärts schweift der Blick 4-42499 13425L Gramophone,
Berlin 1911-12-19
16. Walküre
(Wagner) Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater 042341, 12al Gramophone, Berlin
1911-10-04
17. Walküre (Wagner) Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond 4-42500 558ak Gramophone, Berlin 1911-10-05
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