Erik Schmedes
Erik Anton Julius Schmedes (born August 27, 1868 in Gentofte , Denmark , † March 21, 1931 in Vienna ) was a Danish opera singer ( tenor ). He was best known for his roles in operas by Richard Wagner . His brother Hakon Schmedes was a well-known violinist and composer.
Life
After studying in Paris , Berlin and Vienna debuted Erik Schmedeswurth 1891 in Wiesbaden as a baritone . After further studies with August Iffert , he made his debut in Vienna in 1898 as a hero tenor . (Title role in Siegfried at the Vienna Court Opera ).
Schmedes sang at the Bayreuth Festival from 1899 to 1906 . He was also seen in Wagner operas at the Vienna Court Opera, in 1903 he was seen and heard in the new production of Tristan and Isolde under the direction of Gustav Mahler . He also performed at the New York Metropolitan Opera in the 1908/1909 season . Although he sang primarily roles from the Wagner repertoire, Schmedes was also an admired interpreter of Florestan in Beethoven's Fidelio . During his career he has sung 1,130 performances and 42 roles.
Schmedes had a decisive influence on Viennese opera life for 27 years until, for reasons of health, he left the stage on June 30, 1924 with the title role in Wilhelm Kienzl's Evangelimann .
After that he worked as a teacher at the New Vienna Conservatory until his death , where he sang Siegmund in the first act of Valkyries with his gifted daughter Dagmar, in place of a sick tenorist. Among his students were such prominent singers as Maria Müller and Anny Konetzni .
Erik Schmedeswurth had some time to emphysema suffered and cardiac muscle degeneration when he was in the on 21 June 1931 Heart Station was admitted, where he died the same evening.
In 1936 the Schmedesweg in Vienna- Ottakring was named after him.
Awards
- 1901: Awarded the title of chamber singer
- 1923: Honorary member of the Vienna State Opera
Filmography
- 1908: Othello
- 1919: Inferno - Playing with the devil
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century. Verlag von Paul List, Leipzig 1903, p. 890, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- H. Thompson: Wagner at Bayreuth and at Munich. In: The Musical Times. September 1902 (English: calbears.findarticles.com ). Retrieved February 15, 2010.
Web links
- G. Cervenka 2006: A legendary hero tenor. Austrian radio. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
- S. Hefling 2003: Liner Notes for Mahler's Decade in Vienna: Singers of the Court Opera 1897–1907. Marston Records 53004-2. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
- Erik Schmedes in the Internet Movie Database . Retrieved February 15, 2010.
- Schmedes family tomb . Gentofte cemetery. Retrieved February 15, 2010 (Danish).
- Erik Schmedes in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- Sound recordings with Erik Schmedes from the archives of the Austrian Media Library
- Klaus Ulrich Spiegel: stage hero and vocal giant - Erik Schmedes: tenor protagonist of a cultural epoch on ku-spiegel.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The death of Erik Schmedes' .. In: Neue Freie Presse , Abendblatt, March 23, 1931, p. 4 middle. (Online at ANNO ).
- ↑ Farewell performance of the chamber singer Erik Schmedes .. In: Neue Freie Presse , Morgenblatt, June 22, 1924, p. 13, column 3. (Online at ANNO ).
- ↑ married to the Austrian figure skater Alfred Berger (1894–1966). - The death of Erik Schmedes' .. In: Neue Freie Presse , Abendblatt, March 23, 1931, p. 4 middle. (Online at ANNO ).
- ^ Josef Reitler: Feuilleton. Erik Schmedes † .. In: Neue Freie Presse , Abendblatt, March 23, 1931, p. 1 f. (Online at ANNO ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmedes, Erik |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schmedes, Erik Anton Julius (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish opera singer (tenor) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gentofte , Denmark |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 21, 1931 |
| Place of death | Vienna |