Tadeusz Wroński
Thaddeus Ziembinski Wronski (born Tadeusz; 13 September 1887 – 24 May 1965) was a Polish-American opera singer, theatrical manager, teacher, and innovator. He dedicated much of his life to innovative approaches to teaching singers. Born in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland, he studied in Warsaw, Milan, and Paris under Vincenzo Maria Pintorno, Maria Maddalena Fratini, André Caplet, Édouard de Reszke, and Jean de Reszke. He first went to the United States in 1911 and immigrated in 1913. As a baritone, he initially sang for the Boston Opera, but, he did not abandon his native land, Poland. He worked with Ignacy Jan Paderewiski to raise over $500,000 for Poland and recruited men for the Polish army during World War I. He became the head of the National Recording Studio launching his lifelong work to improve singing through the use of phonographic technology. In 1921, he returned from a trip to Poland and planned to open a studio in New York City. In that same year, he published The Singer And His Art. He moved to Detroit initially as a teacher, but, he became the director of the Detroit Civic Opera from 1928 to 1938. His production of Aidia in 1930 incorporated the use of African American actors, a dramatic move for that era. In 1938, the Detroit company began to struggle financially and he resigned moving to Los Angeles in 1939. In California, he pursued his hope to improve American singing through recording technology. He prepared a set of recordings of commonly sung pieces without the voice. This “music minus one” approach gives singers an opportunity to develop their skills without the need for a live accompanist or group. Eventually moving to San Diego, he died in 1965 in San Diego. He had one son. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1887, Died 1965
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1924
Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, arranger, speaker
Notes: Name appears in Victor ledgers as Thaddeus Wronski.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 51-75 of 183 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 43533 | 10-in. | November 1915 | La Marseillaise | Tadeusz Wroński | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 43534 | 10-in. | November 1915 | Marsyljanka | Tadeusz Wroński | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 43535 | 10-in. | November 1915 | Warszawianka | Tadeusz Wroński | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 43536 | 10-in. | November 1915 | Warszawianka | Tadeusz Wroński | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 43596 | 10-in. | December 1915 | U fotografa | T. Piotrkowiak | Monologue | speaker | |
Columbia | 43599 | 10-in. | December 1915 | Anegdoty | T. Piotrkowiak | Monologue | speaker | |
Columbia | 43601 | 10-in. | November 1915 | Trojka | Tadeusz Wroński | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 43603 | 10-in. | December 1915 | Pije Kuba | T. M. Piotrowski | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 43604 | 10-in. | November 1915 | Gajda trojka | Tadeusz Wroński | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 43605 | 10-in. | November 1915 | Ja Obozaju | Tadeusz Wroński | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 43606 | 10-in. | December 1915 | Krakowiak | T. M. Piotrowski | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 43615 | 10-in. | either 1915 or 1916 | Boże coś polskę | Tadeusz Wroński | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 43616 | 10-in. | either 1915 or 1916 | Z dymen pożarów | Tadeusz Wroński | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 43668 | 10-in. | December 1915 | Le crucifix | Torcom Bézazian ; Tadeusz Wroński | Male vocal duet | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 43680 | 10-in. | December 1915 | Frajda na saskiej kępie | Tadeusz Wroński | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 43681 | 10-in. | December 1915 | Krakowiak | Tadeusz Wroński | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 43682 | 10-in. | December 1915 | Krakowiak | Tadeusz Wroński | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 43683 | 10-in. | December 1915 | Polka w Szafliku | Tadeusz Wroński | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 43698 | 10-in. | December 1915 | Les vieux priseurs | Torcom Bézazian ; Tadeusz Wroński | Male vocal duet | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 43747 | 10-in. | January 1916 | Miała matka córki dwie | Tadeusz Wroński | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 43748 | 10-in. | January 1916 | Żydowski mazur | Tadeusz Wroński | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 43749 | 10-in. | January 1916 | Czy to panna, czy mężatka | Tadeusz Wroński | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 43750 | 10-in. | January 1916 | Rachu, rachu, ciachu | Tadeusz Wroński | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 85070 | 10-in. | either 1918 or 1919 | Małgorzatka | Tadeusz Wroński | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Columbia | 85071 | 10-in. | either 1918 or 1919 | Śmiech i płacz | Tadeusz Wroński | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wroński, Tadeusz," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100898.
Wroński, Tadeusz. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100898.
"Wroński, Tadeusz." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Thaddeus Wronski
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Wroński, Tadeusz (Vocalist) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2004116541
Wikidata: Thaddeus Wronski - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q31203506
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