Dezső Ernster

Dezso Ernster ( born November 23, 1898 in Pecs, † February 15, 1981 in Zurich ) was a Hungarian opera singer in the bass voice.

Life

Born in Pécs, the son of a cantor, Serious studied in Budapest and Vienna. His career began in Plauen, where he sang in 1924 and 1925, the role of Hermann in Wagner's opera Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg. From 1929 he performed at the State Theater in Berlin and at the Kroll Opera, where he sang under the direction of Otto Klemperer of the day, among others, in Paul Hindemith's opera new. 1931 brought him Arturo Toscanini him in high esteem, to Bayreuth.

He had to leave Germany in 1933 because of the racial policies of the Nazis and went to Austria. In 1938, he traveled for a concert tour in the United States and did not return until two years later returned to Hungary. Meanwhile, there was also there a performance ban for Jewish singer. Only Omike in Budapest Goldmark Hall, there was the possibility for Jewish artists to be able to appear in public. In 1944 he was deported to the concentration camp Bergen -Belsen. He was in the group of 1683 Hungarian Jews who could leave through the organization of Rudolf Kasztner in Switzerland.

After the war, he sang in Basel and then at the Metropolitan Opera, where he gave 175 performances 1946-1963. . He then moved back to Switzerland. In Hungary, he joined last 1966 as Sarastro in The Magic Flute, which was performed in the open air theater of the Margaret Island, on. He died in 1981 in Zurich.

Cast and Crew

  • Sarastro (Mozart: The Magic Flute )
  • Il Commendatore ( Mozart: Don Giovanni)
  • Daland ( Wagner: The Flying Dutchman )
  • Hermann, Landgrave of Thuringia ( Wagner: Tannhäuser )
  • Hunding ( Wagner: Die Walküre )
  • King Marke ( Wagner: Tristan and Isolde )

Discography

An example is the recording from the Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein, 1958

  • Joseph Haydn: "The Creation", conductor Jascha Horenstein, Gabriel and Eve - Mimi Coertse, Uriel - Julius Patzak, Raphael and Adam - Dezso Ernster, Vienna Volksoper Orchestra, Sing Association of Friends of Music Society. turnabout records TV 34184/5 S
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