Forgotten Opera Singers

Forgotten Opera Singers

Feb 23, 2025

GERMAN TENOR GEORG ANTHES THE COMPLETE MAPLESON CYLINDERS CDR

 



GEORG ANTHES (BAD HOMBURG, GERMANY, MARCH 12, 1863 – BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, FEBRUARY 23, 1923)



 


He studied singing under Julius Stockhausen in Frankfurt am Main and made his debut in 1888 at the Stadttheater in Freiburg im Breisgau as Max in Freischütz. He also appeared in London (Covent Garden), Wiesbaden, Karlsruhe, Frankfurt am Main, Leipzig, and the Netherlands. His repertoire included Lyonel in Martha, Siegfried in Der Ring des Nibelungen, Assad in Die Königin von Saba, Manrico in Il Trovatore, Radamès in Aida, Otello, Masaniello in La Muette de Portici, Faust, Raoul in Les Huguenots, Don José in Carmen, Jason in Medea, and Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus.

In 1913, he became a professor at the conservatory in Budapest. From 1920, he served as the first director of the Budapest Opera.


Chronology of some appearances


1888 Freiburg i. Br. Stadttheater Freischütz (Max)

1889-1902 Dresdner Hofoper

1892 Dresdner Hofoper Premiere Herrat (Felix Draeseke)

1892 Dresdner Hofoper Premiere Frauenlob (Reinhold Becker)

1892 Bayreuth Festival Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Walther von Stolzing)

1893 Gotha Hoftheater Evanthia Premiere (Paul Umlauff)

1895 Vienna Hofoper

1896 Dresdner Hofoper Odysseus Premiere Heimkehr (August Bungert)

1897 Dresdner Hofoper Premiere Haschisch (Oscar von Chelius)

1898 Riga Opera

1900 Basel Stadttheater

1900 Stockholm Opera

1900 Stuttgart Hoftheater

1901 München Hofoper

1901 Stockholm Opera

1902 München Hofoper

1902 New York Metropolitan Opera Debut Lohengrin (Lohengrin)

1903-1913 Budapest National Opera

1908-1909 New York Metropolitan Opera


TRACKLIST



Mapleson cylinders

Lohengrin (7 February 1903): Lohengrin’s Question

Soprano Vocals – Gadski

Tenor Vocals – Anthes

Lohengrin (7 February 1903): Preparation For Battle

Baritone Vocals – van Rooy

Tenor Vocals – Anthes

Lohengrin (7 February 1903): King’s Prayer

Baritone Vocals – van Rooy

Bass Vocals – Blass

Tenor Vocals – Anthes

Lohengrin (7 February 1903): Minster Scene

Baritone Vocals – van Rooy

Soprano Vocals – Gadski

Tenor Vocals – Anthes

Siegfried (19 January 1903): Hammer Song

Tenor Vocals – Reiss, Anthes

Siegfried (19 January 1903): Act III Duet

Soprano Vocals – Nordica

Tenor Vocals – Anthes

Tristan Und Isolde (9 February 1903): Love Duet

Soprano Vocals – Nordica

Tenor Vocals – Anthes

Tristan Und Isolde (9 February 1903): Love Duet

Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Schumann-Heink

Soprano Vocals – Nordica

Tenor Vocals – Anthes

Tristan Und Isolde (9 February 1903): Love Duet

Soprano Vocals – Nordica

Tenor Vocals – Anthes


GERMAN TENOR GEORG ANTHES THE COMPLETE MAPLESON CYLINDERS CDR

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