Fritz Vogelstrom
Fritz Vogelstrom (born November 4, 1882 in Herford , † December 25, 1963 in Dresden ) was a German opera singer ( tenor ).
Life
Vogelstrom made his debut at the Mannheim National Theater in 1903 as Tamino in the Magic Flute . He stayed in Mannheim until 1912, then moved to the royal opera house in Dresden, where he sang Siegfried in the Ring of the Nibelung in 1913 . At the Bayreuth Festival (→ Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus ) Vogelstrom sang the title roles in Lohengrin and Parsifal as well as Froh im Rheingold in 1909 .
In 1927 he worked under the direction of Richard Strauss in Salome and was reprimanded by him for his somewhat freer approach to rhythm. In 1929 he retired into private life. He lived in Köthen in 1945 .
Several sound recordings by Fritz Vogelstrom have been preserved. He was an honorary member of the Nationaltheater Mannheim and the Semperoper Dresden.
literature
- Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large Singer Lexicon , Vol. 5 . Saur, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-598-11598-9 .
- Walther Killy , Rudolf Vierhaus : German Biographical Encyclopedia . Saur, Munich [et al.] 1995/99.
- Johannes Reichelt: Experienced treasures. Dresden 1941.
- Curt Guratzsch: Fritz Vogelstrom - a god in song. In: Herford Yearbook 1965, Vol. VI.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fritz Vogelstrom as Siegfried in the opera of the same name from Richard Wagner's tetralogy "The Ring of the Nibelung". Royal Opera House Dresden, new production May 25, 1913 on europeana.eu, accessed on January 8, 2020.
- ^ Fritz Vogelstrom at Bayreuth ( Memento from October 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ).
- ↑ Matthias Hermann: Lust and burden of tradition. In: Opernwelt , March 2009, p. 28.
- ↑ Bayreuth Singers - 2 ( Memento from May 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vogelstrom, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (tenor) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Herford |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 25, 1963 |
| Place of death | Dresden |