Helene Merviola

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Helene Merviola in 1903

Helene Merviola , also Helena Merviola , (born March 22, 1883 in Brno , † March 10, 1966 in Berlin ) was an Austrian operetta singer ( soprano ) and actress .

Merviola was engaged as an operetta singer at the Vienna Carltheater , where she had great success. There is evidence of appearances there from 1904 onwards. She took over the roles of singer and prima donna in operettas, but occasionally also sang soubrette roles .

She was involved in several world premieres of operettas at the Carltheater. On February 27, 1904, she took part, alongside Mizzi Günther (in the title role), in the world premiere of the operetta Das Veilchenmädel by Josef Hellmesberger . But she also sang the title role herself. On November 12, 1904, she sang Kriemhild in the world premiere of the operetta Die lustigen Nibelungen by Oscar Straus at the Carltheater in Vienna . On March 10, 1906, she sang the role of Miki in the world premiere of the operetta Hugdietrichs Brautfahrt by Oscar Straus at the Carltheater , with Mizzi Zwerenz in the trouser role of Hugdietrich as partner. On March 2, 1907, she took on the role of Princess Helene in the world premiere of the operetta Ein Walzertraum at the Vienna Carltheater .

In the summer of 1906 she sang in the Bad Hall spa theater. In the 1906/07 season she was engaged as a guest at the Stadttheater Wiener Neustadt. In the 1907/08 season she appeared at the Central Theater in Dresden in the Leo Fall operets Die Dollarprinzessin (as Alice) and Der fidele Bauer .

From 1908–11 Merviola and the German operetta companies Tuscher and Ferenz undertook a major tour of South America through Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay from Hamburg ; possibly it was the same tour that Mizzi Jezel was on . On these tours she was engaged as “first soprano”, but sang a. a. in São Paulo also the soubrette part of Franzi Steingruber in Oscar Straus' operetta Ein Walzertraum . After her return, Merviola appeared in Düsseldorf (1915; at the Apollo Theater as part of a guest performance), Hamburg and in Breslau . In the summer of 1918 she appeared under the name Helena Merviola with a German operetta company in Finland ( Helsinki ), where she a. a. sang the title role in the operetta Die Csárdásfürstin .

Merviola lived in the Leopoldstadt district of Vienna during her time in Vienna . She was married to the German actor and director Victor Janson .

Some audio documents from the years 1904 to 1907 have come down to us from her voice. Her recordings were published by u. a. at Columbia Phonograph, but especially with the Odeon brand . Merviola took u. a. Excerpts from the operettas Der Zigeunerbaron (Saffi's performance song), Der Göttergatte by Franz Lehár , Das Veilchenmädel , Hugdietrichs Brautfahrt , Die Lustigen Nibelungen , Ein Walzertraum and Künstlerblut by Edmund Eysler (with Richard Waldemar as partner) Max Rohr is her partner in a duet from the operetta Das Veilchenmädel , recorded in May 1906 . In a recording from 1907 she sings the duet Helene-Friederike “Ich hab ein Mann” from the waltz dream together with Amalie Carneri .

Merviola died in 1966 and was buried next to her husband Victor Janson in the Wilmersdorf cemetery.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Das Veilchenmädel Critique in: Wiener Almanach (1905), page 322. Retrieved on February 18, 2016
  2. ↑ Helene Merviola ( Memento of the original from February 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Image database Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien . Retrieved February 18, 2016  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / bilddatenbank.khm.at
  3. ↑ Helene Merviola . Photo Austrian Theater Museum Vienna. Retrieved February 18, 2016
  4. ↑ Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . Volume 7: Suvanny – Zysset. Appendix: operas and operettas and their world premieres. S. 5348. Fourth, enlarged and updated edition. Munich 2003, ISBN 3-598-11598-9 .
  5. ↑ Karl-Josef Kutsch, Leo Riemens: Large singer lexicon . Volume 7: Suvanny – Zysset. Appendix: operas and operettas and their world premieres. P. 5353. Fourth, enlarged and updated edition. Munich 2003, ISBN 3-598-11598-9 .
  6. ^ A waltz dream photo. Retrieved February 18, 2016
  7. ^ A waltz dream photo. Holdings of the Austrian National Library . Retrieved February 18, 2016
  8. ^ Helene Merviola / Helena Merviola Landt Hamburg passenger lists 1850–1934. Retrieved February 18, 2016
  9. ↑ KRITIK OPER ; Die Musik , Jg. 8, 1Q, Vol. 29, 1908–1909, p. 243. Retrieved on February 18, 2016
  10. ↑ RIO GRANDE ; Die Musik , 10th Jg., 1Q, Vol. 37, 1910-191, p. 124. Retrieved on February 18, 2016
  11. ^ Special exhibition "Klingende Leopoldstadt" Internet presence of the Leopoldstadt district museum. Retrieved February 18, 2016
  12. ↑ a b c The music titles of Merviola, Helene Odeon recordings (overview). Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  13. ↑ Helene Merviola (sound documents) CHARM. AHRC Research Center for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music. Retrieved February 17, 2016
  14. ↑ Helene Merviola, soprano recordings at Odeon. Retrieved February 17, 2016
  15. ↑ Helene Merviola, soprano, Max Rohr, tenor CHARM. AHRC Research Center for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music. Retrieved February 17, 2016
  16. ↑ I have a man CHARM. AHRC Research Center for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music. Retrieved February 18, 2016
  17. ↑ Grave photo on knerger.de
personal data
SURNAME Merviola, Helene
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Merviola Landt, Helena; Merviola, Helena
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian operetta singer (soprano)
DATE OF BIRTH March 22, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH Brno
DATE OF DEATH March 10, 1966
Place of death Berlin