Oszkár Kálmán
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Oszkár Kálmán was a Hungarian bass, remembered as the first Bluebeard
. He was born in Kisszentpéter
(in present day Romania
) and in 1913 made his debut as Sarastro
at the Royal Opera House
in Budapest,
where created the title role of Béla Bartók
's opera A kékszakállú herceg vára
in 1918. He was among the first singers of Zoltán Kodály
's opus 9 songs at the Budapest conservatory.
By the 1920s he was resident at the Berlin Staatsoper
,
and in 1929 he took part in the premiere of Brecht's
Badener Lehrstück vom Einverständnis
with music by Paul Hindemith
. In 1941 he was singing Osmin at the Goldmark Theatre in Budapest
.
Kálmán died in Budapest in 1971 .
Bluebeard's Castle
Duke Bluebeard's Castle is a one-act opera by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók. The libretto was written by Béla Balázs, a poet and friend of the composer. It is in Hungarian, based on the French fairy tale "Bluebeard" by Charles Perrault...
. He was born in Kisszentpéter
Sânpetru Mare
Sânpetru Mare is a commune in Timiş County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Igriş and Sânpetru Mare. It also included Saravale village until it was split off to form a separate commune in 2004. The village of Sânpetru Mic is in the neighboring commune of Variaş....
(in present day Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
) and in 1913 made his debut as Sarastro
The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute is an opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a Singspiel, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue....
at the Royal Opera House
Hungarian State Opera House
The Hungarian State Opera House is a neo-Renaissance opera house located in central Budapest, on Andrássy út. It is home to the Budapest Opera Ball, a society event dating back to 1886.-History:...
in Budapest,
where created the title role of Béla Bartók
Béla Bartók
Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer...
's opera A kékszakállú herceg vára
Bluebeard's Castle
Duke Bluebeard's Castle is a one-act opera by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók. The libretto was written by Béla Balázs, a poet and friend of the composer. It is in Hungarian, based on the French fairy tale "Bluebeard" by Charles Perrault...
in 1918. He was among the first singers of Zoltán Kodály
Zoltán Kodály
Zoltán Kodály was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. He is best known internationally as the creator of the Kodály Method.-Life:Born in Kecskemét, Kodály learned to play the violin as a child....
's opus 9 songs at the Budapest conservatory.
By the 1920s he was resident at the Berlin Staatsoper
Berlin State Opera
The Staatsoper Unter den Linden is a German opera company. Its permanent home is the opera house on the Unter den Linden boulevard in the Mitte district of Berlin, which also hosts the Staatskapelle Berlin orchestra.-Early years:...
,
and in 1929 he took part in the premiere of Brecht's
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht was a German poet, playwright, and theatre director.An influential theatre practitioner of the 20th century, Brecht made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter particularly through the seismic impact of the tours undertaken by the...
Badener Lehrstück vom Einverständnis
The Baden-Baden Lesson on Consent
The Baden-Baden Lesson on Consent is a Lehrstück by the German dramatist Bertolt Brecht, written in collaboration with Slatan Dudow and Elisabeth Hauptmann...
with music by Paul Hindemith
Paul Hindemith
Paul Hindemith was a German composer, violist, violinist, teacher, music theorist and conductor.- Biography :Born in Hanau, near Frankfurt, Hindemith was taught the violin as a child...
. In 1941 he was singing Osmin at the Goldmark Theatre in Budapest
.
Kálmán died in Budapest in 1971 .