BERTA MORENA THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS CDR

Description: BERTA MORENA (MANNHEIM, GERMANY, 27. 1. 1878 † ROTTACH-EGERN, GERMANY, 7. 10. 1952) Her real name was Berta Meyer. After completing her studies with Mrs. Röhr-Brajnin, Regina de Sales, and Aglaja von Orgeni, she made her debut in 1898 at the Münchner Hofoper as Agathe in Der Freischütz. The debut was successful, and the critics praised her beautiful voice as well as her beauty. During the following seasons, she appeared in a variety of roles, gradually gaining a reputation, especially in Wagnerian roles. From 1903, she sang Brünnhilde, and from 1907, she was very successful as Leonore in Fidelio.In a short time, she became Munich’s most beloved singer, appearing there as Elisabeth, Elsa, Eva, Isolde, Kundry, Sieglinde, the Brünnhildes, Senta, Santuzza, the title role in Lachner’s Catharina Cornaro, Kassandra in Weingartner’s Orestes, Giulietta in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Aida, and in Charpentier’s Louise. One of her best roles was Rachel in Halévy’s La Juive. In 1908, she was invited to sing at the Metropolitan Opera, where she appeared in 56 performances over four seasons, singing Leonore in Fidelio under Gustav Mahler, but she could not overshadow the still vivid recollections of Lilli Lehmann and Amalie Materna in the role. Elisabeth and Sieglinde were considered her best performances during her Met career.Berta Morena sang widely as a guest artist in Vienna, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Hannover, Karlsruhe, Berlin (Hofoper), Zurich, Barcelona, Budapest National Opera, and London (1914). At Covent Garden, she did not please as Isolde or Kundry, but her Sieglinde was exceptional. In 1923, she celebrated her twenty-fifth anniversary of membership at the Munich Opera. Soon after, she left the Munich Opera due to disagreements with the management, reappearing as Brünnhilde at the Metropolitan. It was not until 1927 that she bade farewell to her audience to become a sought-after singing tutor. Berta Morena died in 1952 at Rottach-Egern (Bavaria). Bertha Morena was one of the most celebrated artists in Munich for 25 years, not only because of her vocal quality as a ‘Hochdramatische’ but also because of her splendid appearance, which induced no less an artist than Franz von Lenbach to paint her portrait. When listening to her records, you will hear a dark-timbred voice that occasionally has some difficulties with the heights, but she is definitely not a mezzo-soprano, as the critic Alfred von Mensi-Klarbach stated at the beginning of her career. Hers is a warm, bright voice with a quick vibrato, ideally suited to the lyric-dramatic repertoire, in my opinion. TRACKIST 1. Aida (Verdi) Doch sage, auf welchem Wege with Knote & Feinhals 044140 398s Gramophone, München 1909-07 2. 3. Aida (Verdi) Zu dir führt mich ein ernster Grund ... Wohlauf denn, erhebt auch (w. Feinhals) 044134, 044135 395s, 396s Gramophone, München 1909-07 4. Juive (Halévy) Er kehrt zurück 043086 347s Gramophone, Berlin 1907-11 5. Lohengrin (Wagner) Das süsse Lied with Knote 044138 400s Gramophone, München 1909-07 6. Lohengrin (Wagner) Du Ärmste kannst wohl nie ermessen 043087 348s Gramophone, Berlin 1907-11 7. Lohengrin (Wagner) Wenn ich im Kampfe with Knote 044139 401s Gramophone, München 1909-07 8. Tannhäuser (Wagner) Allmächt'ge Jungfrau 43995 3927r Gramophone, Berlin 1907-11 9. Tannhäuser (Wagner) Dich teure Halle 43996 3928r Gramophone, Berlin 1907-11 10. 11. Walküre (Wagner) Der Männer Sippe, pt 1 pt 2 2-43268 6703½r 2-43269 6704r Gramophone, München 1909-07 12. Walküre (Wagner) Du bist der Lenz 2-43313 6705r Gramophone, München 1909-07 13. Walküre (Wagner) Du bist der Lenz, Liebesduett pt 1 (w. Kraus) 044191 2291c Gramophone, Berlin 1911-08-19 14. 15. Walküre (Wagner) Siegmund, sieh' auf mich, Todesverkündung, pt 1...Hehr bist du, Todesverkündung, pt 2 (w. Kraus) Gramophone 044195, 044196, 2293c, 2294c 16. Walküre (Wagner) Wie dir die Stirn so offen steht, Liebesduett pt 2 044192 2292c Gramophone, Berlin 1911-08-19 17. Walküre (Wagner) Winterstürme... Du bist der Lenz (w. Knote) 044141 399s Gramophone, München 1909-07?

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