Forgotten Opera Singers

Forgotten Opera Singers

Apr 4, 2018

Bernd Aldenhoff (Tenor) (Duisburg, Germany 14. 6. 1908 – München, Germany 8. 10. 1959)


                                                                            Tannhäuser


He was one of the best German heldentenors of his time. Originally he was a carpenter. He studied singing under Julius Lenz in Köln and made his debut at the Oper in Köln (1932). His repertoire included  Florestan in ‘’Fidelio’’, Lohengrin, Siegmund in ‘’Walküre’’, Matthias in ‘’Evangelimann’’ of W. Kienzl, Titelrolle in ‘’Der arme Heinrich’’ of H. Pfitzner, Pedro in ‘’Tiefland’’ of E. d'Albert, Bacchus in ‘’Ariadne auf Naxos’’, Herodes in ‘’Salome’’ and Ägisth in ‘’Elektra’’ of R. Strauss, Fabiano in ‘’Der Günstling’’ of R. Wagner-Régeny, Rodolfo in ‘’La Bohème’’, Titelrollen in ‘’ Les contes d'Hoffmann’’ of Offenbach and in ‘’Sly’’ of E. Wolf-Ferrari.

Chronology of appearances

1930-1932 Stuttgart Opernhaus (Chorist)
1932-1933 Köln Oper (Debut)
1934-1935 Darmstadt Theater
1937 Zoppot festival
1935-1938 Erfurt Theater an das
1938-1944 Düsseldorf Opernhaus
1939 Frankfurt a.M. Opernhaus
1943-1952 Dresden Staatsoper
1944 Wien Volksoper
1950 Berlin Komischen Oper
1950 Wien Staatsoper
1951-1952 Bayreuth festival
1952-1957 Frankfurt a.M. Opernhaus
1954 Florence Teatro Comunale
1954-1955 New York  Metropolitan Opera
1955 Paris Grand Opéra
1956 München Staatsoper
1957 Bayreuth festival
1957 London Covent Garden
1957 Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie
1959 Milano La Scala
1959 Lisbon Teatro San Carlo
1959 Zurich Opernhaus
1959 Duisburg Stadttheater

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