MARCELLA ROESELER (BERLIN, GERMANY, 21 JUNE, 1890 – BERLIN, GERMANY, 29 JANUARY, 1957)
She received her musical education at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin and made her stage debut in 1910 at the Hoftheater in Wiesbaden as Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana. In 1911, she joined the Hoftheater in Kassel and later performed at the Court Theater in Dessau from 1912 to 1918. While in Dessau, she created the role of Sunilda in the 1914 premiere of Christian Sinding’s opera Der heilige Berg.
She briefly sang at the Munich Court Opera and married bass Rudolf Sollfrank (1883–1939), although the marriage later ended. Between 1919 and 1921, she appeared at the Opera House in Breslau, followed by an engagement at the Berlin Volksoper in 1922–1923.
In 1923, she toured North America with the German Opera Company and was subsequently engaged by the New York Metropolitan Opera, where she sang from 1923 to 1927. After returning to Berlin in 1928, she gave guest performances in Vienna, Dresden, Hamburg, the Municipal Opera in Berlin, and the Leipzig Opera House. She also performed extensively on German radio and toured Holland, Belgium, and France for concerts and guest appearances.
Later, she became a vocal pedagogue in Berlin, counting among her students the renowned film actress Hildegard Knef.
TRACKLIST
An die Musik (Schubert) B 24228 66012 Gramophone 1925
Aida (Verdi) Als Sieger kehre heim AA 79264 xxB 6615 Odeon
Carmen (Bizet) Hier in der Schreckensschlucht AA 79265 xxB 6616 Odeon
Freischütz (Weber) All’ meine Pulse schlagen B 24148 999 as Gramophone
Freischütz (Weber) Leise, leise, fromme Weise B 2414 998 as Gramophone
Freischütz (Weber) Leise, leise, fromme Weise F253 Ultraphon, Berlin 1929
Freischütz (Weber) Und ob die Wolke sie verhülle F253 Ultraphon, Berlin 1929
Gretchen am Spinnrade (Schubert) 66012 24229 Gramophone 1925
Lohengrin (Wagner) Einsam in trüben Tagen 13037 Gramophone
Lohengrin (Wagner) Einsam in trüben Tagen F144 Ultraphon, Berlin 1929
Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Eines Tages Rxx76220 xxB6632 Odeon, Berlin 1921
Mariä Wiegenlied (Max Reger) 02709m Tri-Ergon
Tannhäuser (Wagner) Allmächt’ge Jungfrau F144 Ultraphon, Berlin 1929
Tannhäuser (Wagner) Dich teure Halle 02200 Vox
Tosca (Puccini) Nur der Schönheit Rxx76219 xxB6617 Odeon, Berlin 1921
Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) Isoldes Liebestod 02200 Vox
Weihnachtslied (Berger) 02758m Tri-Ergon
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