"Romance a l'étoile" Cornelis Bronsgeest

Le baryton hollandais en une enregistrement de 1913. Il chantait en les années 20 à Bayreuth. En savoir plus: http://www.dutchdivas.net/baritones/cornelis_bronsgeest.html

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[MrGer2295]

Cornelis Bronsgeest, baritone. Born 1878 in Leiden (Netherlands), died 1957 in Berlin. He first studied architecture but then turned to singing and studied with Richard Schulz-Dornburg in Berlin and with Julius Stockhausen in Frankfurt. His debut was in 1902 in Magdeburg.

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From 1903-08 he was engaged in Hamburg. He made a guest appearance in 1906 at the Berlin Hofoper as Amonasro and was offered a contract there from 1908-1919 and again from 1921-23. Before the first world war he made guest appearances in the Netherlands, Belgium and France. In 1914 he appeared at Drury Lane Theatre in London as Papageno under Sir Thomas Beecham.

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[MrGer2295]

In the 1919-20 season he undertook a tour of North America. In 1920 he appeared at the Viennese National Opera. From 1924-33 he sang in opera on German radio broadcasts. He sang at Berlin National Opera until 1935 and his repertoire was extensive and included leading roles in Verdi, Wagner and Mozart. From 1935-1944 he became director of the Berlin Youth Theatre and later taught in the city.

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