Friedrich Dalberg

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Friedrich Dalberg (also Frederick or Fred Dalberg , actually Frederick Dalrymple ; born January 7, 1907 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne , England , † May 9, 1988 in Cape Town ) was a South African opera singer ( bass ). As a member of the ensemble of the Leipzig Opera , the Bavarian State Opera , the Royal Opera House (Covent Garden) and the National Theater Mannheim , he distinguished himself in roles of German Romanticism , especially in Wagner operas. He also participated in world premieres of contemporary compositions.

life and career

Frederick Dalrymple was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. His family emigrated to South Africa in 1920 . There he sang in the choir of Pretoria Cathedral , both as a boy and, after his voice broke, as a man.

He studied singing in South Africa and at the Dresden Conservatory . Under the Germanized name Friedrich Dalberg , he made his debut at the Leipzig Opera in 1931 as Monterone in Rigoletto . During his engagement in Leipzig until 1944 he could be seen as Sarastro in the Magic Flute , as Osmin in Abduction from the Seraglio , as Philipp in Verdi's Don Carlos , as Heinrich der Vogler in Lohengrin and in several other Wagner roles. Under the direction of Hans Schüler and the musical direction of Paul Schmitz, he took part in the world premieres of Hans Stieber's Der Eulenspiegel (1936), Winfried Zillig's Die Windsbraut (1941) and Felix Petyrek's Der Garten des Paradieses (1942). Guest performances have taken him to the State Operas in Berlin , Munich, Dresden and Vienna .

At the Bayreuth Festival (1942–44 and 1951) Dalberg sang Fafner in Rheingold , Hagen in Götterdämmerung and Pogner in Meistersingern von Nürnberg . In the post-war period from 1947 to 1951 he was the first bass player at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. Without informing the directorship of the Munich Opera, he traveled to South Africa in 1949 for a guest performance.

Dalberg became a member of the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden in 1951 . There he appeared in two operatic premieres by Benjamin Britten : as John Claggart in Billy Budd (1951) and as Sir Walter Raleigh in Gloriana (1953). In 1952 he performed at the Glyndebourne Festival . Dalberg appeared in the British premiere of Alban Bergs Wozzeck (1952; as a doctor), as well as in the world premieres of William Walton's Troilus and Cressida (1954; as Calkas) and Michael Tippett's The Midsummer Marriage (1955). His repertoire also included the roles of König Marke in Tristan and Isolde , Hunding in Die Walküre , Kaspar in Der Freischütz , Don Pizarro in Fidelio , Ochs von Lerchenau in Rosenkavalier , Kecal in Smetana's Bartered Bride , Sparafucile in Rigoletto and Bartolo in Figaro's Wedding .

In 1957 he returned to Germany, where he - again under the artistic director Hans Schüler - accepted an engagement at the Mannheim National Theater. Until his retirement from the stage in 1970 he was the first serious bass player there. In Mannheim he performed a. a. as Daland in the Flying Dutchman , as Gurnemanz in Parsifal , as Fasolt in Rheingold , as Dikój in Janáček's Káťa Kabanová and in the title role in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunow . In the world premiere of Paul Hindemith's The Long Christmas Supper he gave cousin Brandon in 1961. He took his leave of the stage in the role of Prince Gremin in Eugene Onegin . He was awarded the title of chamber singer and honorary membership of the National Theater. As a lecturer for singing, Dalberg taught, first at the Mannheim University of Music and then, after his return to South Africa, in Cape Town and at the University of Stellenbosch .

Dalberg was married to the German soprano Ellen Winter. Their daughter Evelyn Dalberg (* 1939 in Leipzig) was also an opera singer (mezzo-soprano). She sang at the Koblenz City Theater as well as the Johannesburg and Cape Town opera houses .

Discography

  • Götterdämmerung. Bayreuth Festival Choir and Orchestra, Karl Elmendorff . 4 CDs, Music & Arts 2000 [1942] (as Hagen ).
  • Don Carlos: "She never loved me". Gewandhausorchester Leipzig , Paul Schmitz. Odeon, 1944 [1943].
  • Don Carlos: Duet Philipp and Posa. With Theodor Horand, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Paul Schmitz. Odeon, 1944 [1943].
  • The Mastersingers of Nuremberg. Choir and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival, Hermann Abendroth . 4 CDs, Preiser Records 1993 [1943] (as Pogner ).
  • Tristan and Isolde: “Should I listen? - Let me die! “ With Margarete Bäumer , August Seider, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Paul Schmitz. Odeon, 1947 [1943] (as König Marke ).
  • The Valkyrie. 1st elevator. Bavarian State Orchestra , Georg Solti . 2 LPs, Orfeo, 1947 (as Hunding ).
  • The Mastersingers of Nuremberg. Choir and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival, Herbert von Karajan . 5 LPs, Columbia Records, 1951 (as Pogner ).
  • The Rheingold. Choir and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival, Herbert von Karajan. 3 LPs or 2 CDs, melodrama 1982 [1951] (as Fafner ).
  • Siegfried. Choir and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival, Herbert von Karajan. 4 LPs, Foyer, 1979 [1951] or 3 CDs, Walhall Eternity Series 2005 (as Fafner ).
  • Billy Budd. Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Benjamin Britten. 3 CDs, VAI, 1993 [1951] (as John Claggart ).
  • Wozzeck. Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Erich Kleiber . 2 CDs, Omega Opera Archive [1953] (as doctor )
  • Wilhelm Petersen - songs. With Jula Kaufmann and Richard Laugs . LP, Da Camera Magna, 1968.

literature

  • Elizabeth Forbes: Dalberg [Dalrymple], Frederick. In: Laura Macy: The Grove Book of Opera Singers , Oxford University Press, 2008, p. 106
  • KJ Kutsch, Leo Riemens (Hrsg.): Großes Sängerlexikon. Volume 2, KG Saur, Munich 2003, p. 984, entry Dalberg, Frederick (Friedrich) .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wayne Turner: Frederick Dalberg: 1907--1988 . In: The Record Collector . 33, 1988, p. 250.
  2. ↑ a b c d e K. J. Kutsch, Leo Riemens (Hrsg.): Großes Sängerlexikon. Volume 2, KG Saur, Munich 2003, p. 984, entry Dalberg, Frederick (Friedrich) .
  3. ↑ a b c Elizabeth Forbes: Dalberg [Dalrymple], Frederick. In: L. Macy: The Grove Book of Opera Singers , Oxford University Press, 2008, p. 106.
  4. ^ Friedrich Dalberg . In: Der Spiegel , p. 20. 
  5. ↑ Deutsches Bühnen-Jahrbuch , Volume 97 (1989), p. 637.
  6. ↑ Deutsches Bühnen-Jahrbuch , Volume 79 (1971), p. 74.
  7. ↑ KJ Kutsch, Leo Riemens (ed.): Large singer lexicon. Volume 2, KG Saur, Munich 2003, p. 984, entry Dalberg, Frederick (Friedrich) .
  8. ↑ 23 May 1939, Evelyn Dalberg, SA opera singer, is born in Germany. In: South African History Online , March 16, 2011.
personal data
SURNAME Dalberg, Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dalberg, Frederick; Dalberg, Fred; Dalrymple, Frederick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African opera singer
DATE OF BIRTH January 7, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Newcastle-upon-Tyne , England
DATE OF DEATH May 9, 1988
Place of death Cape Town , South Africa