JEAN DE RESZKE, ALSO SPELLED JAN RETZSKÉ, ORIGINAL NAME JAN MIECZYSLAW, (BORN JAN. 14, 1850, WARSAW, POL., RUSSIAN EMPIRE [NOW IN POLAND]—DIED APRIL 3, 1925, NICE, FR.)
Polish operatic tenor, celebrated for his beautiful voice, phrasing, and enunciation as well as his charm and striking presence. Of a musical family, de Reszke was first taught by his mother, then by vocal coaches in Warsaw and Paris. After an undistinguished early career as a baritone under the name Giovanni di Reschi in Italy, London, and Paris, he retrained as a tenor with Giovanni Sbriglia and in 1879 made an inauspicious debut in Madrid in Giacomo Meyerbeer’s Robert le diable. For the next few years de Reszke concentrated on concert performances, until persuaded to create John the Baptist in the Paris premiere of Jules Massenet’s Hérodiade at the Paris Opéra in 1884. De Reszke’s performance was a triumph, and for the next five years he was the leading tenor of the Paris Opéra, where in 1885 he created Rodrique in Le Cid, written for him by Massenet. He first sang Wagnerian roles in London, as Lohengrin in 1887 and as Walther in Die Meistersinger in 1888. In 1891 he made his American debut in Chicago and was engaged by the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, where he remained until 1901, winning great acclaim in Wagnerian roles, above all as Tristan. In 1902 he withdrew to Paris and teaching, and in 1919 he settled in Nice. He often performed with his brother Edouard and his sister Josephine, both eminent singers.
TRACKLIST
Johannes Sembach Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): Vivo il vino 3-42959 3904r G&T, Berlin 1903-04/05
Johannes Sembach Huguenots (Meyerbeer): Plus blanche 3-42968 3905r G&T, Berlin 1903-04/05
Johannes Sembach Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida 3-42969 3906r G&T, Berlin 1903-04/05
Enzo Leliva Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner): Dall’alba tinto 92413 XPh 3707 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-12-01
Enzo Leliva Pique Dame (Tchaikovsky): Ma se il tuo cuore 92416 XPh 3724 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-12-03
Enzo Leliva Ballo in maschera (Verdi): Ma se m’è forza perderti 92411 XPh 3727 Fonotipia, Milano 1908-12-03
Maria Wroblenska Attila (Verdi): Allor i forti 110379 Odeon Fonotipia, Milano
Maria Wroblenska Attila (Verdi): Da te questo 110380 Odeon Fonotipia, Milano
Leo Slezak Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni): O Lola (Siziliana) 42081 1342B G&T, Wien 1901-08?
Leo Slezak Tannhäuser (Wagner): Dir töne Lob 42082 G&T, Wien 1901-08?
Leo Slezak Prophet (Meyerbeer): Pastorale 42755 2449B G&T, Wien 1902-05?
M. Murray-Davey Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner): Was duftet doch der Flieder A-0245 Vocalion, London 1924/1925
M. Murray-Davey Don Carlo (Verdi): Ella giammai m’amò A-0245 Vocalion, London 1924/1925
Giuseppe Bentonelli Werther (Massenet) Perché tremar Columbia CQ 713 WB 4176
Giuseppe Bentonelli Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Ecco ridente in cielo Columbia CQX 16466 wbx 914
Giuseppe Bentonelli Martha (Flotow) M’Appari Columbia CQ 713 wb 4174
Vladimir Rosing Tosca (Puccini): E lucevan le stelle (It) 4-22387 16560b Gramophone, 1912-05
Vladimir Rosing Werther (Massenet): Pourquoi me réveiller? 4-22386 16561b Gramophone, 1912-05
Vladimir Rosing Martha (Flotow): M’appari A-0233 01248 Vocalion, London 1919-07?
Vladimir Rosing Roméo et Juliette (Gounod): Ah, lève-toi, soleil A-0233 01849 Vocalion, London 1920-06?
John Charles Thomas Tannhäuser (Wagner): O du mein holder Abendstern 7605 CRC71822 Victor, New York 1932-02-06
John Charles Thomas Traviata (Verdi): Di Provenza 7605 CSHQ71825 Victor, New York 1932-05-19
John Charles Thomas Hamlet (Thomas): O vin dissipe la tristesse 1639 PBS68698 Victor, Hollywood 1934-01-14
John Charles Thomas Hérodiade (Massenet): Vision fugitive 1639 PBS68697 Victor, Hollywood 1934-01-14
Marguerite Namara Gismonda (Fevrier): Toute blanche Private recording
Rachel Morton Carmen (Bizet): Près des rempart de Séville (Seguidille) E447 (7-33081) HMV, Hayes 1926-04-22
Rachel Morton Carmen (Bizet): Habanera E440 (3-3110) HMV, London 1926-09-13
Rachel Morton Tosca (Puccini): Love and music E440 (3-3109) HMV, London 1926-09-13
Rachel Morton Faust (Gounod): He loves me E447 (3-3108) HMV, London 1926-09-13
Felice Lyne Voci di primavera (J Strauss) A5686 37160 Columbia, New York 1915-02-25
Vicente Ballester La Alegria del Batallon: Cancion del soldato S 72 82168 Columbia, Spain 1920’s
Vicente Ballester De mi España: Canción RS 70 48438 Columbia, Spain 1920’s
Vicente Ballester El rosario canto religioso 48436 S 69 Columbia, Spain 1920’s
Vicente Ballester La Alegria Que Velve: Romanza 52001 38056 Columbia, Spain 1920’s
Wiktor Grąbczewski Verbum Nobile (Moniuszko) Aria 22759 1824 B G&T, Warsaw 1901
Wiktor Grąbczewski Anioł Pasterzom (Koleda) with Adam Ostrowski 1-79664 Favorite, Warsaw 1909
Felicie Kaschowska Zauberflöte (Mozart): Das klinget so herrlich with Lordmann 14551 Pathé, Berlin 1909?
Felicie Kaschowska Zauberflöte (Mozart): Bei Männern with Lordmann 14553 Pathé, Berlin 1909?
Felicie Kaschowska Tosca (Puccini): Vissi d’arte E. 9564-I Anker
Felicie Kaschowska L’Elegie (Massenet) E. 9564-II Anker
Odette Le Fontenay Vous êtes jolie! (Delmet) 69695 B19966 Victor, New York 1917-05-31
Odette Le Fontenay Stances à Manon (Delmet) 69695 B19967 Victor, New York 1917-05-31
Odette Le Fontenay Chant hindou (Bemberg) 82125 5702-A Edison, New York 1917-07-20/25
Odette Le Fontenay Le Nil (Leroux) 82125 BA 28287 Edison, New York 1917-07-20/25
May Peterson Norwegian echo song (Bjerregaard-Thrane) 52035 Vocalion (H&D), USA 1918?
May Peterson Peer Gynt Suite (Grieg): Solvejg’s Song A 70037 Vocalion (H&D), USA 1918?
Alexander Kachenovsky Faust (Gounod): Tu che Fai L’addormentata 505 Artistopia, Kiev
Alexander Kachenovsky Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky): Everyone knows love on earth 504 Artistopia, Kiev
Ernst Svedelius Zauberflöte (Mozart): Aria (O Isis och Osiris) 1-85057 991-o Favorite, Stockholm 1905-12
Ernst Svedelius En sangers bøn (Reissiger) 41357 E385 Columbia, Stockholm 1906 (Spring)
Ernst Svedelius Morgonsång (Abt) 67882-A Victor 1909-03
Eric Marshall Nozze di Figaro (Mozart): Non più andrai C-01085 02994 Vocalion, London 1922-11?
Eric Marshall Du bist wie eine Blume (Schumann) E380 (7-42091) HMV, London 1925-02-26 (ac)
Eric Marshall Die Lotosblume (Schumann) E380 (7-42090) HMV, London 1925-02-26 (ac)
Eric Marshall The heart’s secret (Rachmaninov) E455 (6-2746) HMV, London 1926-12-30
Erling Krogh Med røde roser (Haarklou) V102 535Am Gramophone, Kristiania 1920-08-09
Erling Krogh Caro mio ben (Giordani) X1543 Bm443-1 Gramophone, København 1922-05-02
Maria Janowska Bohème (Puccini): Masn nennt mich jetzt Mimì 19782 387be Polydor, Berlin?
Maria Janowska Tosca (Puccini): Nur der Schönheit 19782 388be Polydor, Berlin?
Maria Janowska Ballo in maschera (Verdi): Der Tod sei mir willkommen 19784 Polydor, Berlin?
Niels Hansen Bohème (Puccini): Saa kold den lille haand er Rxx76546 xxKP56 Odeon, København 1914?
Niels Hansen Lohengrin (Wagner): Graelsfortællingen XX78001 xxKP57 Odeon, København 1914?
Niels Hansen Rigoletto (Verdi): O, I kvinder X116062 KP62 Odeon, København 1914?
Tenna Frederiksen Don Giovanni (Mozart) Rk mig din haand (w. Cornelius) Polyphon S5001 263at
Tenna Frederiksen Eugen Onegin (Tchaikovsky) Brevscene D1561 100321 Pathé, København 1916
Tenna Frederiksen Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Over havets flade G&T 083020 253aj
Tenna Frederiksen Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Fuglearien G&T 83696 11319b
Andreas Dippel Martha (Flotow): Ach, so fromm B2 Edison cylinders, New York 1906?
Andreas Dippel Königin von Saba (Goldmark): Erzählung B24 Edison cylinders, New York 1906?
Andreas Dippel Lohengrin (Wagner): Lohengrins Abschied B36 Edison cylinders, New York 1906?
Miriam Licette Otello (Verdi): Could I but die now (Venga la morte) with Frank Mullings L1562 AX294 Columbia, London 1924-02-07
Miriam Licette Don Giovanni (Mozart): Mi tradi 9911 AX 4903 Columbia, London 1924-02-07
Miriam Licette Don Giovanni (Mozart): Batti, batti 9911 AX 4902 Columbia, London 1924-02-07
Charles Cahier Prophète (Meyerbeer): Ah! Mon fils 2-083022 M109 HMV, Stockholm 1928-09-20
Charles Cahier Favorita (Donizetti): O mio Fernando 2-083023 M109 HMV, Stockholm 1928-09-20
Richard Bonelli Forza del destino (Verdi): Solenne in quest’ora with Mario Chamlee 50142 XE27552-B Brunswick, USA 1928-05-15
Richard Bonelli Martha (Flotow): Solo, profugo with Mario Chamlee 50142 XE27553-B Brunswick, USA 1928-05-15
Lucille Marcel Otello (Verdi): Ave Maria A5482 36608 Columbia, New York 1913-02-19
Eduard Lichtenstein Undine (Lortzing): Vater, Mutter, Schwestern, Brüder X 51697 XB 4605 Odeon
Antonin Trantoul Tosca (Puccini): Le ciel luisait d’etoiles Private Record
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