Hermann Wiedemann

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Hermann Wiedemann
Born(1879-03-07)7 March 1879
Neuhausen , Bavaria
Died21 June or 1 July 1944 (1945) (aged 65)
Strengberg, Lower Austria
Occupations
Organizations
TitleKammersänger

Hermann Wiedemann (7 March 1879 – 21 June or 1 July 1944) was a German operatic baritone and academic teacher. He was a long-term member of the Imperial Court Opera in Vienna from 1916, where he appeared as Faninal in Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss 196 times, and as Beckmesser in Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg 155 times. He was Beckmesser also in a recording from the Salzburg Festival 1937, conducted by Arturo Toscanini. He performed internationally at leading opera houses and festivals, such as the Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires and the Zoppoter Festspiele. He appeared in the world premieres of Wolf-Ferrari's I gioielli della Madonna in Berlin, Busoni's Die Brautwahl in Hamburg, and Lehár's Giuditta in Vienna.

Life and career

Wiedemann was born in the Neuhausen district of Munich. He was trained as a baritone and made his debut in 1904 at the Stadttheater Elberfeld (now part of Wuppertal)[1] where he was engaged for two seasons.[1] From 1906 until 1909, he worked at the Mahen Theatre in Brno, then for four seasons at the Hamburg State Opera, and from 1913 at the Berlin Court Opera.[1] His guest appearances began in 1907 at the Dresden Court Opera and in 1909 at the Bavarian State Opera. In 1913, he appeared as Faninal in Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss at the Royal Opera House in London.[1]

In 1916, he followed a call to the

Johann Strauss and Franz Lehár.[2] In 1930, he was awarded the title Kammersänger.[1][3] At the Salzburg Festival, he first appeared as Guglielmo in Mozart's Così fan tutte in 1922, returned in 1925 as Malatesta in Donizetti's Don Pasquale, and appeared from 1929 until 1941 almost annually as Faninal. Arturo Toscanini cast him in 1936 and 1937 as Beckmesser, a production that was recorded.[4] It remained the only leading role of the singer that has been preserved in its entirety. James Forrest of Fanfare magazine praised the performance, when Wiedemann was already aged 58 but sang with a "well-preserved" voice.[5]

He performed as a guest at the Liceu of Barcelona in 1927, at La Monnaie in Brussels in 1936, the Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires in the 1930s, and in London as Beckmesser in 1938.[1][3] He also gave a guest performance at the Munich Opera Festival as Donner and Alberich in the Ring cycle, and from 1934 to 1941 almost every year at the Zoppoter Festspiele,[1] a festival in the Forest Opera of Sopot known as the Bayreuth of the North.[6]

Wiedemann was also a significant concert singer.

Wiener Musikakademie
.

Wiedemann was married to Marie Dopler a

Hietzinger Friedhof on 13 June 1942.[8]

According to Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon, Wiedemann died at a sanatorium in Strengberg, Lower Austria, at the age of 65.[3]

List of roles

Premieres

Repertoire

Wiedemann's roles included:[2]

Beethoven:

Berg:

Bittner:

  • Hofrat Emil Freiherr von Weidinger in Das Veilchen

Bizet:

Donizetti:

Humperdinck:

  • Peter in
    Hänsel und Gretel

Janáček:

Kienzl:

Korngold:

Mascagni:

Meyerbeer:

Mozart:

Mussorgski:

Nicolai:

 

Pfitzner:

Puccini:

Johann Strauss (son):

Richard Strauss:

Tchaikovsky:

Verdi:

Wagner:

Recordings

Despite the long duration of his career, there are only a few sound documents. For a long time, acoustic HMV records from the years 1912 to 1914 (excerpts from

Der Schmuck der Madonna) were the only documents. There is also a shellac with the aria "Ich soll ein Glück entbehren" from Figaro. There are at least three recordings of individual scenes from the Vienna State Opera, as Alberich (with Luise Helletsgruber, Enid Szánthó and Dora With as Rheintöchter), as Klingsor and Beckmesser. The following complete recording is from Salzburg:[1]

Wiedemann appears as Melot in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde in a recording from Buenos Aires:

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5
    .
  2. ^ a b c Archiv der Wiener Staatsoper: Vorstellungen mit Hermann Wiedemann, retrieved 5 November 2020
  3. ^ a b c d "Wiedemann, Hermann". Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon (in German). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. ^ Archive of the Salzburg Festival: Schedule search, retrieved 5 November 2020
  5. ^ Immortal Performances: Arturo Toscanini / Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Salzburg 1937/1936, retrieved 5 November 2020
  6. Walter de Gruyter
    , 2015, p. 3319.
  7. ^ Archive of the Vienna State Opera: Performances with Marie Dopler, retrieved 5 November 2020
  8. ^ Friedhöfe Wien: Grabsuche Archived 13 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine, keyword Marie Wiedemann, retrieved 5 November 2020

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