Marcel Wittrisch (1901-1955) was a popular German operatic tenor.
Wittrisch was born in Antwerp, Belgium to a German family, and subsequently studied in Munich, Leipzig, and Milan. His career began in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt in 1925 in a production of Hans Heiling by Marschner at the Halle Opera House. He then went to Brunswick and on to Berlin, where he sang opera from 1929 to 1944. Wittrisch also appeared as Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus at the Royal Opera House, London in 1931.
The fact that Wittisch was able to carve out a fine career in the face of competition from such renowned German tenor rivals as Richard Tauber, Helge Roswaenge, Franz Völker, Julius Patzak, and Peter Anders, among others, testifies to his talent. Wittrisch's singing in its prime period during the 1930s was characterised by a fresh, gleaming tone and easy top notes. As his voice matured, he undertook heavier operatic roles such as Wagner's Lohengrin in 1937 at the Bayreuth Festival and eventually Siegmund and Parsifal after the Second World War.
He died in Stuttgart, aged 53.
Bizet, Georges (1838-1875)
• Carmen(Excerpts)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Berlin State Opera Chorus
Erich Orthmann, Fritz Zweig
Marcel Wittrisch (singer), Margarete Teschemacher (singer), Margarete Klose (singer), Walter Grossmann (singer), Therese Gerson (singer), Susanne Fischer (singer)
• Die Perlenfischer (Excerpts)
Staatskapelle Berlin
Hanns Udo Müller
Marcel Wittrisch (singer), Gerhard Hüsch (singer)
Meyerbeer, Giacomo (1791-1864)
• Die Afrikanerin
Studio Orchestra
Bruno Seidler-Winkler
Marcel Wittrisch (singer)
• Die Hugenotten
Staatskapelle Berlin
Erich Orthmann
Marcel Wittrisch (singer), Margarete Teschemacher (singer)
Massenet, Jules Emile Frederic (1842-1912)
• Manon
Studio Orchestra
Bruno Seidler-Winkler
Marcel Wittrisch (singer)
Thomas, Ambroise (1811-1896)
• Mignon
Studio Orchestra
Clemens Schmalstich
Marcel Wittrisch (singer)
Gounod, Charles François (1818-1893)
• Margarethe
Staatskapelle Berlin
Bruno Seidler-Winkler
Marcel Wittrisch (singer), Margarete Teschemacher (singer)
Offenbach, Jacques (1819-1880)
• Hoffmann's Erzählungen
Staatskapelle Berlin
Erich Orthmann
Marcel Wittrisch (singer)
Delibes, Léo (1836-1891)
• Lakmé
Staatskapelle Berlin
Bruno Seidler-Winkler
Marcel Wittrisch (singer), Miliza Korjus (singer)
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)
• Ernani
Berlin State Opera Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin
Leo Blech
Marcel Wittrisch (singer), Wilhelm Strienz (singer)
• La Traviata
Staatskapelle Berlin, Berlin State Opera Chorus
Fritz Zweig
Marcel Wittrisch (singer), Margarete Teschemacher (singer)
• Rigoletto
Studio Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin
Clemens Schmalstich, Fritz Zweig
Marcel Wittrisch (singer), Margarete Klose (singer), Erna Berger (singer), Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender (singer)
• Der Troubadour
Berliner Philharmoniker, Staatskapelle Berlin, Studio Orchestra
Leo Borchard, Fritz Zweig, Clemens Schmalstich
Marcel Wittrisch (singer), Margarete Klose (singer), Margarete Teschemacher (singer)
• Aida
Staatskapelle Berlin
Leo Blech, Erich Orthmann
Marcel Wittrisch (singer), Margarete Teschemacher (singer), Gerhard Hüsch (singer), Margarete Klose (singer)
Massenet, Jules Emile Frederic (1842-1912)
• Cavalleria Rusticana
Berlin State Opera Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin
Leo Blech, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Kurt Bendix
Marcel Wittrisch (singer), Margarete Teschemacher (singer)
Leoncavallo, Ruggiero (1857-1919)
• Der Bajazzo
Staatskapelle Berlin
Kurt Bendix
Marcel Wittrisch (singer)
Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924)
• Tosca
Berliner Philharmoniker
Wilhelm Franz Reuss
Marcel Wittrisch (singer)
• Madame Butterfly
Staatskapelle Berlin
Erich Orthmann
Marcel Wittrisch (singer), Dusolina Giannini (singer)
• La Bohème
Staatskapelle Berlin
Erich Orthmann, Fritz Zweig
Marcel Wittrisch (singer), Maria Cebotari (singer)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
• Die Zauberflöte, K.620
Staatskapelle Berlin
Clemens Schmalstich
Marcel Wittrisch (singer)
Beethoven:
• Fidelio, Op. 72
Staatskapelle Berlin
Fritz Zweig
Marcel Wittrisch (singer), Erna Berger (singer), Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender (singer), Henriette Gottlieb (singer)
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)
• Der fliegende Holländer
Berlin State Opera Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin
Erich Orthmann
Marcel Wittrisch (singer)
• Lohengrin
Berlin State Opera Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin
Clemens Schmalstich, Fritz Zaun
Marcel Wittrisch (singer), Käthe Heidersbach (singer), Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender (singer), Margarete Teschemacher (singer)
• Rienzi
Staatskapelle Berlin
Bruno Seidler-Winkler
Marcel Wittrisch (singer)
• Die Walküre
Staatskapelle Berlin
Bruno Seidler-Winkler
Marcel Wittrisch (singer)
Cornelius, Peter (1824-1874)
• Der Barbier von Baghdad
Staatskapelle Berlin
Clemens Schmalstich
Marcel Wittrisch (singer)
Smetana, Bedrich (1824-1884)
• The Bartered Bride
Staatskapelle Berlin
Bruno Seidler-Winkler
Marcel Wittrisch (singer), Margarete Teschemacher (singer)
Moniuszko, Stanislaw (1819-1872)
• Halka
Staatskapelle Berlin
Bruno Seidler-Winkler
Marcel Wittrisch (singer)
August Paul von Klenau (1883-1946)
• Rembrandt van Rijn
Staatskapelle Berlin
Bruno Seidler-Winkler
Marcel Wittrisch (singer)
Kienzl, Wilhelm (1857-1941)
• Der Evangelimann
Berlin State Opera Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin
Cornelius Kun
Marcel Wittrisch (singer), Margarete Klose (singer)
Flotow, Friedrich von (1812-1883)
• Martha
Berlin State Opera Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin
Cornelius Kun
Marcel Wittrisch (singer), Erna Berger (singer), Walter Beck (singer), Siegfried Carli (singer)
Lortzing, Albert (1801-1851)
• Zar und Zimmermann
Staatskapelle Berlin
Clemens Schmalstich
Marcel Wittrisch (singer), Irene Eisinger (singer)
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