Lauritz Melchior

Lauritz Melchior
Lauritz Melchior (20 March 1890 – 19 March 1973) was a Danish and later American opera singer. He was the pre-eminent Wagnerian tenor of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s and has since come to be considered the quintessence of his voice type. Late in his career, Melchior appeared in movie musicals and on radio and television. He also made numerous recordings.
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Lauritz Melchior

Lauritz Melchior

Lauritz Melchior (20 March 1890 – 19 March 1973) was a Danish and later American opera singer. He was the pre-eminent Wagnerian tenor of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s and has since come to be considered the quintessence of his voice type. Late in his career, Melchior appeared in movie musicals and on radio and television. He also made numerous recordings.
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11 albums
COATES, BLECH Wagner: The Potted Ring, Vol. 3 (1926-31) - PACO118
COATES, BLECH Wagner: The Potted Ring, Vol. 3 (1926-31) - PACO118
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WAGNER The Potted Ring - Volume 3: Götterdämmerung, Motives and Extras
Studio recordings, 1926-31
Total duration: 2hr 23:59 and 60:30 

Florence Austral ∙ Walter Widdop
Rudolf Laubenthal ∙ Maartje Offers ∙ Ivar Andrésen
Lauritz Melchior ∙ Friedrich Schorr
Götterdämmerung: Albert Coates ∙ Leo Blech
Appendix: Lawrance Collingwood ∙ Leo Blech ∙ Karl Muck 


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COATES, HEGER, ALWIN Wagner: The Potted Ring, Vol. 2 (1928-32) - PACO114
COATES, HEGER, ALWIN Wagner: The Potted Ring, Vol. 2 (1928-32) - PACO114
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    WAGNER The Potted Ring - Volume Two: Siegfried
    Studio recordings, 1928-32
    Total duration: 2hr 31:10

    Lauritz Melchior ∙ Florence Easton ∙ Friedrich Schorr
    Heinrich Tessmer ∙ Eduard Habich ∙ Albert Reiss
    Rudolf Bockelmann ∙ Emil Schipper ∙ Maria Olszewska ∙ Nora Gruhn
    Robert Heger ∙ Albert Coates ∙ Karl Alwin, conductors
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    LEINSDORF Wagner: Die Walküre (1940, Met) - PACO125
    LEINSDORF Wagner: Die Walküre (1940, Met) - PACO125
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      WAGNER Die Walküre
      Live broadcast stage performance, February 1940
      Total duration: 3hr 28:56 

      Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior
      Sieglinde - Marjorie Lawrence
      Hunding - Emanuel List
      Brünhilde - Kirsten Flagstad
      Wotan - Julius Huehn


      Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
      Conductor Erich Leinsdorf 


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      LEINSDORF Wagner: Lohengrin (1940, Met) - PACO160
      LEINSDORF Wagner: Lohengrin (1940, Met) - PACO160
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      WAGNER Lohengrin

      Live broadcast performance, 1940
      Total duration:  3hr 8:22

      Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
      Elsa - Elisabeth Rethberg
      Ortrud - Kerstin Thorborg
      Telramund - Julius Huehn
      King Heinrich - Emanuel List
      Herald - Leonard Warren

      Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus  
      conducted by Erich Leinsdorf


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      LEINSDORF Wagner: Tannhäuser (1941, Met) - PACO130
      LEINSDORF Wagner: Tannhäuser (1941, Met) - PACO130
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      WAGNER Tannhäuser

      Live concert recording, 1941
      Total duration: 2hr 57:32

      Lauritz Melchior - Tannhäuser
      Kirsten Flagstad       - Elisabeth
      Emanuel List       - Landgraf Hermann
      Herbert Janssen       - Wolfram
      Kerstin Thorborg       - Venus
      Erich Leinsdorf,       conductor
      Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
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      LEINSDORF Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (1941, Met) - PACO150
      LEINSDORF Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (1941, Met) - PACO150
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      WAGNER Tristan und Isolde

      Tristan - Lauritz Melchior
      Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad
      Brangaene - Kerstin Thorborg
      Marke - Alexander Kipnis
      Kurwenal - Julius Huehn

      Live broadcast performance, 1941
      Total duration: 3hr 25:56

      Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera
      conducted by Erich Leinsdorf

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