Mizzi Jezel

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Mizzi Jezel , also Mitzi Jezel , maiden name Maria Jezel , (born July 19, 1883 in Vienna , † June 27, 1984 in Salzburg ) was an Austrian operetta singer ( soprano ).

Life

Mizzi Jezel studied singing in Vienna and at the Salzburg Mozarteum with the famous Wagner singer Lilli Lehmann . She was initially engaged as an operetta singer at the Vienna Volksoper . From 1906 she had great success at the Vienna Carltheater , especially in the operettas Ein Walzertraum (1907) by Oscar Straus and The Divorced Woman (1908) by Leo Fall . Her stage partners at that time included u. a. Alexander Girardi , Hubert Marischka and Rudolf Waldemar .

1909–11 Jezel undertook a major tour of South America with a German operetta company (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Chile); were u. a. the operettas The Dollar Princess , The Merry Farmer , The Divorced Woman , The Merry Widow , A Waltz Dream , The Försterchristl and Spring Air by Ernst Reiterer (with music by Josef Strauss ). Jezel mainly took on the soubrette roles . The Viennese operetta composer Leo Ascher composed the part of Lisi especially for Jezel in the now forgotten operetta Hoheit tanzt Walzer (premiered in 1912 in the Raimund Theater in Vienna ), in which she sang the famous song “Das Lercherl von Hernals ”. In 1912 she was engaged for one season at the Salzburg City Theater.

In Salzburg she also met her future husband, the dentist Dr. Moschigg, know. After the First World War she appeared successfully in operettas by Johann Strauss and Franz Lehár and as a song singer. After finishing her career, she took up residence in Salzburg. On the occasion of her 100th birthday, she was publicly honored by the City of Salzburg . She died in Salzburg at the age of almost 101.

Kutsch / Riemens describe Jezel's voice as "a soprano voice of particular agility and a sonority that is rarely found in operetta singers". Jezel was also considered a skillful and excellent actress.

Some audio documents of her voice have come down to us. Her recordings have been published by the brands at G & T (HMV), Odeon Jumbo and Lyrophon. From the operetta A Waltz Dream there are several duets (including O, you dear, o, you g 'scheiter, o, you very tough face with Fritz Werner, tenor and piccolo! Piccolo! Tsin tsin with Richard Waldemar, vocals) from the year Received in 1907, in which she sings the role of Franzi Steingruber. In 1907 she also recorded the duet Ich bin a Weaner Madl, Ich ein Kammerfrau with Amalie Carneri (as Oberkammerfrau Friederike von Insterburg) from the operetta Ein Walzertraum . There are also recordings from the fall operettas The Dollar Princess and The Divorced Woman (each under the direction of the composer), from Die Försterchristl , Zigeunerliebe and Hoffmanns Tales .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Jezel (married Moschigg), Mizzi (originally Maria) In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-7001-3044-9 .
  2. ↑ a b c The music tracks by Jezel, Mizzi Odeon recordings (overview). Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ PICCOLO plate holder No. 63001. Retrieved February 17, 2016
  4. ↑ O, you dear, o, you g 'failed CHARM. AHRC Research Center for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music. Retrieved February 17, 2016
  5. ↑ Piccolo CHARM. AHRC Research Center for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music. Retrieved February 17, 2016
  6. ↑ I'm a Weaner Madl, I'm a chambermaid (sound recording) CHARM. AHRC Research Center for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music. Retrieved February 17, 2016
  7. ↑ Mizzi Jezel (sound recordings) CHARM. AHRC Research Center for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music. Retrieved February 17, 2016
  8. ↑ Child, you can dance CHARM. AHRC Research Center for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music. Retrieved February 17, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Jezel, Mizzi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jezel, Maria (maiden name); Moschigg, Maria (married name); Jezel, Mitzi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian operetta singer (soprano)
DATE OF BIRTH July 19, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna , Austro-Hungarian Empire
DATE OF DEATH June 27, 1984
Place of death Salzburg , Rep. Austria