Josef Josephi

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Josef Josephi, 1901. Photo by E. Höffert.

Josef Josephi , actually Josef Ichhäuser (born July 15, 1852 in Krakow , Galicia , † January 8, 1920 in Berlin ) was an Austrian singer ( tenor ) and actor .

Life

Josef Josephi (center) with fellow actors from the Metropol-Theater Berlin before a rehearsal for the revue Der Teufel laughs by Julius Freund, 1906. Photo: Julius Freund.
Josef Josephi's tomb

After graduating from high school in 1871, the son of a cloth merchant first attended the Technical University in Kraków , but then took up the acting profession against his father's will. He made his debut in 1873 at the Rudolfheimer stage in Vienna in a small role as a soldier in Schiller's The Fiesco Conspiracy in Genoa . His apprenticeship years in the province led him a. a. to the Hungarian Nagykanizsa , to the city theater in Chemnitz and to Breslau . After an engagement at the Grazer Landestheater he was hired for the Ringtheater in Vienna in 1878 . In 1880 he played at the Carl-Theater , in 1882 he moved to the Theater an der Wien .

Success in performing singing roles prompted him to decide to become a singer.

As an operetta tenor, Josephi soon became very popular with the public. He sang in Carl Millöker's The Begging Student and Gasparone , in Johann Strauss' A Night in Venice and The Gypsy Baron , and in Vilém Blodek's comic opera in one act “V studni” (In the fountain). Together with Alexander Girardi , Karl Lindau and Therese Biedermann , he formed the elite corps of the Viennese operetta .

In 1900 he moved to Berlin . From 1906 he was engaged for two years at the Friedrich-Wilhelmstädtisches Theater and then for five years at the Metropol-Theater , where he appeared in the great annual reviews by Victor Hollaender and Julius Freund alongside stars such as Fritzi Massary , Joseph Giampietro and the drastic comedian Guido Thielscher . He was the first interpreter for many operettas and revue hits by the Hollaender-Freund team.

For a few years, due to its popularity, he was able to devote himself exclusively to vaudeville and performing arts. In the winter garden and in the Eden Theater , he delighted Berliners with songs and chansons by Julius Einödshofer , Erik Meyer-Helmund , Rudolf Nelson and Gustav Wanda.

On New Year's Eve 1919 Josephi stood on stage for the last time. He died on January 8, 1920 at the age of 67 in Berlin. He rests in an honorary grave in the Hietzinger Friedhof (group 40, number 24 H) in Vienna.

Leading roles

Sound documents (selection)

Josephi made sound recordings at an early age, first on Edison Goldguß rollers, then on records at Grammophon in Berlin and Vienna, and Odeon:

Edison cast gold rollers

  • 15 276 The four seasons of love (Victor Hollaender)
  • 15 277 The cherries in the neighbor's garden (Victor Hollaender)
  • 15 366 The advance on bliss (Victor Hollaender)
  • 15 389 The Last Thaler (Victor Hollaender)
  • 15 542 Casinolied (Victor Hollaender)
  • 15 558 The Poor Devil (Victor Hollaender)
  • 15 723 fairy tales and dreams (Victor Hollaender)
  • 15 803 The Heart of Berlin (Victor Hollaender)

Records

Gramophone Concert Record

from the revue "Auf ins Metropol"
  • Du mein oldes Berlin (Victor Hollaender) sung by Josef Josephi, with orch. Under personal. Direction of the composer, Berlin. Gr 3-42 351 (mx. 3814 h)
  • The advance on bliss (Victor Hollaender) sung by Josef Josephi, with orch. Under personal. Direction of the composer, Berlin. Gr 3-42 353 (mx. 3816 h)
  • Rocking song (Victor Hollaender) sung by Josef Josephi, with orchestra under personal. Direction of the composer, Berlin. Gr 3-42 519 (mx. 3817 h), apply. Berlin 1905.
from the revue “Chauffeur, ins Metropol!”
  • Das Saisonliebchen (Rudolf Nelson) Gr 942.320 (mx. 1511 ak) - 1912.
from the farce "Berlin remains Berlin"
  • The girl comme-il-faut (Erik Meyer-Helmund) Gr 42 969 (mx. 1401 x)
  • The most beautiful of them all (Erik Meyer-Helmund) Gr 42 048 (mx. 2901 B). Berlin, October 1902.
from the operetta "Der Kellermeister"
  • Entreelied des Urban "I was born in the year when the comet was in the sky" (Carl Zeller) Gr 42 961 (mx. 1403 x)
  • Take your time, everything with comfort (Carl Zeller) Gr 2-42 841 (mx. 1406 x)
  • Yes the women (Carl Zeller) Gr 2-42 609 (mx. 1674 x)
  • Comet Waltz (Carl Zeller) Gr 2-42 840 (mx. 1790 L)
from the operetta “Herr und Frau Biedermeier”
  • Where the Vienna Woods rushes around you (Carl M. Ziehrer) Gr 242 035 (mx. 11 599 L)
  • My old Vienna (Carl M. Ziehrer) Gr 242 036 (mx. 11 598 L). Vienna, October 17, 1910.
Songs
  • Rondo on 'Der Lebemann' (Carl Millöker) Gr 42 399 (mx. 209 x)
  • Rondo on 'Nordlicht' (Carl Millöker) Gr 42 400 (mx. 210 x), apply. Berlin, October 1901.
  • Love calls for study (Carl Millöker) Gr 2-42 560 (mx. 1676 x), aufgen. Berlin, May 1903.
  • Women must have race (Julius Einödshofer) Gr 4-42 114 (mx. 13 231 u)
  • The soul of Berlin (Julius Einödshofer) Gr 4-42 117 (mx. 13 234 u), aufgen. Vienna, June 1908.
  • Women and girls (Gustav Wanda, op. 166 / text: Eddy Beuth ) Gr 4-42 115 (mx. 13 232 u)
  • My relationship (Gustav Wanda, op. 165 / text: Otto A. Alberts ) Gr 4-42 116 (mx. 13 233 u), aufgen. Vienna, June 1908

Odeon Talking Machine Co. Berlin-Weißensee

Recordings at Odeon on September 1, 1911 from “Nacht von Berlin” (V. Hollaender), with the Odeon orchestra under the direction of Kapellmeister Max Roth
  • 51 535 Aunt Voss
  • 51 536 Thought completely different
  • 51 533 The better older gentleman
  • 51 534 The aviator

Re-releases

Christian Zwarg, Berlin, Truesound Transfer TT-3060 - Josef Josephi: 26 recordings from Berlin and Vienna between 1901 and 1918. (Songs by Millöcker, Einödshofer, Wanda & Hollaender from Highness Radieschen, Berlin Bleibt Berlin, Der Kellermeister, Schön War's Doch! , The Twelve Women of Japhet, 'Ne Feinenummer, Hannerl, Auf ins Metropol !, The Devil Laughs, That Must Be Seen !, Mr and Mrs Biedermeier, A Great Year and The Night of Berlin).

literature

  • Tobias Becker: Celebrations of Consumption? Entertainment theaters and department stores in Berlin and London around 1900. In: Erika Fischer-Lichte, Mathias Warstadt (ed.): Staging Festivity. Theater and festival in Europe. Tübingen / Basel 2009, ISBN 978-3-7720-8318-1 . (online, PDF; 1.2 MB)
  • Wolfgang Jansen: Splendid revues of the twenties. Edition Hentrich, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-926175-34-6 , pp. 23-35.
  • Lukas Richter: The Berliner Gassenhauer: Presentation, documents, collection. (Folksong Studies, Vol. 4). Waxmann Verlag, Münster et al. 2004, ISBN 3-8309-1350-8 .
  • Jens Uwe Völmecke: The Berlin annual revues 1903–1913 and their continuation in the revue operettas of the First World War with illustrations. Dissertation. Verlag TÜV-Rheinland, Cologne 1997, ISBN 3-8249-0415-2 .

Web links

Commons : Josef Josephi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c according to Leimbach u. ÖBL p. 25.
  2. ↑ so the ÖBL on p. 25-26.
  3. ↑ Singing part in the posse “Fesche Wr. Geister ”, celebrated appearance as Ange Pitou in Charles Lecoq's comic opera“ La fille de Madame Angot ”in Maribor, Slovenia (di Marburg an der Drau), cf. ÖBL p. 25.
  4. ↑ cf. Klassika [1] and schloss-wahn Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 12, 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.schloss-wahn.de
  5. ↑ One of the old operetta guard. In: Neue Freie Presse , afternoon paper, January 19, 1920, p. 4, bottom right
  6. ↑ leading operetta stage, familiarized the Berliners with Offenbach, Suppé, Strauss and Millöker , cf. Richter p. 102 f.
  7. ↑ cf. in addition the works of Jansen (pp. 27 ff.) and Völmecke as well as the pages of Operette in Berlin eV on the history of the Metropol-Theater Berlin: in 1900 Joseph Josephi joined them.
  8. ↑ z. B. for the song of the snow (M: Victor Hollaender, T: Julius Freund, V: Harmonie, Berlin 1902), The Last Thaler (M: Victor Hollaender, T: Julius Freund, V: Harmonie, Berlin 1904), Du mein old Berlin , from the revue “Auf ins Metropol” (M: Victor Hollaender, T: Julius Freund, V: Ed. Bote & Bock, Berlin 1905), The advance on bliss , from the revue Auf ins Metropol (M: Victor Hollaender, T: Julius Freund, V: Ed. Bote & Bock, Berlin 1906) and the casino song from the revue Der Teufel laughs (M: Victor Hollaender, T: Julius Freund, V: Ed. Bote & Bock, Berlin 1906), cf. bob music [2]
  9. ↑ born 1870, Geiger a. Composer, was concertmaster at Alexandra Palace , was interned in England during World War I, died in Dalston hospital in December 1915, cf. [3]  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.lhc-urban.net  
  10. ↑ "Josef Josephi". In: L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia .
  11. ↑ cf. in addition [4]
  12. ↑ cf. Catalog of the vocal recordings of the "Deutsche Grammophon Berlin - Hanover" from 1898–1925 (The Gramophone Company Limited) Photomechan. Reprint Düsseldorf, Hansfried Sieben, undated, pp. 249 and 390.
  13. ↑ Compare this proof and this proof in the music archive of the German National Library: Recording from 1906 with Bruno Seidler-Winkler as conductor of the 'Grammophon' orchestra, to be heard on youtube.com
  14. ↑ cf. CHARM: Odeon: 4 tracks [5]
  15. ↑ TT-3060 - Josef Josephi
personal data
SURNAME Josephi, Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ichhäuser, Josef (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian singer (tenor) and actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH Krakow , Galicia
DATE OF DEATH January 8, 1920
Place of death Berlin