Bernd Aldenhoff
14 June 1908 Duisburg – 8 October 1959 Munich
In RA format
In RA format
In RA format
| Bernd Aldenhoff sings | Sadko: Lebt nun wohl, Gefährten
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| Sadko's ship aria, much transposed and all in all difficult to recognize |
Aldenhoff grew up in an orphanage, and became a carpenter first. He was accepted, as an amateur, into the choir of the Duisburg
theater, began to study voice, and sang in the choirs of Cologne and Stuttgart. In 1933, he was promoted to soloist in Cologne,
singing lyrical roles like Pinkerton, Lyonel or Matteo in Arabella.
The further stages of his career were Darmstadt (1934/35), Erfurt (1935–1938), Düsseldorf (1938–1944), Dresden
(1943–1952); from 1952, he sang both in Munich and in Frankfurt. He was now a noted Wagner tenor, singing in Bayreuth in
1951, 1952 and 1957, and making guest appearances (all from 1950 onwards) in Vienna, Berlin, London, Brussels, Paris, Florence,
Lisbon, Zürich, Hamburg, and at La Scala. For the 1954/55 season, he was a member of the Met. He sang until his death.
Reference: Kutsch & Riemens
I would like to thank Thomas Silverbörg for the recordings (Lohengrin and Siegfried duet).
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