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Margarete Matzenauer

Margaret Matzenauer (sometimes spelled Margarete Matzenauer or Margarethe Matzenaur) (1 June 1881 – 19 May 1963) was an Austria-Hungary-born, later resident in the United States, mezzo-soprano. She had an opulent timbre and wide range. She performed key works from both the Italian and German operatic repertoires in Europe and the United States.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 1, 1881 (Timișoara), Died May 19, 1963 (Van Nuys)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1909 - 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: contralto, translator

Notes: Also sings in the soprano and mezzo-soprano range.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor C-11686 12-in. 3/8/1912 O mio Fernando Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor C-11687 12-in. 3/8/1912 Ich sah' das Kind Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor B-11688 10-in. 3/8/1912 Seguidilla Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor C-11689 12-in. 3/8/1912 In grembo a me Margarete Matzenauer ; Victor Orchestra Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor B-11690 10-in. 3/8/1912 Fort denn, eile Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor C-11785 12-in. 3/22/1912 Se tu m'ami Pasquale Amato ; Margarete Matzenauer Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra and chorus vocalist, contralto  
Victor C-11786 12-in. 3/22/1912 Ah! l'alto ardor Pasquale Amato ; Margarete Matzenauer Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra and chorus vocalist, contralto  
Victor C-11787 12-in. 3/25/1912 Robert, o tu che adoro Margarete Matzenauer ; Victor Orchestra Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor C-11788 12-in. 3/25/1912 Arie der Lenore Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor B-11789 10-in. 3/25/1912 Arie der Lenore Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor C-12882 12-in. 2/7/1913 Ritorna vincitor Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor B-12883 10-in. 2/7/1913 O patria mia Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor B-12884 10-in. 2/7/1913 Tacea la notte placida Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor C-12885 12-in. 2/7/1913 D'amor sull' ali rosee Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor C-12886 12-in. 2/7/1913 Voi lo sapete Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor B-29218 10-in. 12/26/1923 Stride la vampa! Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor B-29219 10-in. 12/26/1923 Brindisi Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor C-29220 12-in. 12/26/1923 Nobil signori, salute! Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor C-29221 12-in. 12/26/1923 Voce di donna Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor BVE-31629 10-in. 3/18/1925 Pregúntale a las estrellas Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with mandolin and orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor B-31629 10-in. 1/2/1925 Pregúntale a las estrellas Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with mandolin and orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor BVE-31630 10-in. 3/19/1925 La golondrina Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor B-31630 10-in. 1/2/1925 La golondrina Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with violin and orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor CVE-31631 12-in. 3/19/1925 Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with cello and orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor C-31631 12-in. 1/2/1925 Mon coeur Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with cello and orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor CVE-31632 12-in. 3/18/1925 Ah, mon fils! Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor C-31632 12-in. 1/2/1925 Ah! Mon fils Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with flute and orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor CVE-33956 12-in. 12/1/1925 He shall feed his flock Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor CVE-33957 12-in. 12/1/1925 Oh rest in the Lord Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor BVE-34082 10-in. 1/12/1926 Sleep song Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with piano vocalist, contralto  
Victor BVE-34083 10-in. 1/12/1926 Hills Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with piano vocalist, contralto  
Victor CVE-36702 12-in. 10/5/1926 Le parlate d'amore Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor CVE-36703 12-in. 10/5/1926 O don fatale Margarete Matzenauer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor PBS-036401 10-in. 8/9/1939 Sorrow of spring Donald Dickson ; Nathaniel Finston ; Victor Concert Orchestra Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra translator  
Columbia 45604 10-in. 5/5/1915 Ständchen Margarete Matzenauer Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 45605 10-in. 5/5/1915 Spring Margarete Matzenauer Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 46682 10-in. 4/4/1916 Yesterday and today Margarete Matzenauer Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 46683 10-in. 4/4/1916 Lullaby Margarete Matzenauer Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 46693 10-in. 4/6/1916 I know a lovely garden Margarete Matzenauer Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 46694 10-in. 4/6/1916 Dearest Margarete Matzenauer Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 46884 10-in. 6/28/1916 Schmerzen Margarete Matzenauer Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 37067 12-in. ca. 1914 Traft ihr das schiff Margarete Matzenauer Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 37068 12-in. ca. 1914 The rosary Margarete Matzenauer Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 37069 12-in. ca. 1914 Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht Margarete Matzenauer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 37070 12-in. ca. 1914 Casta diva Margarete Matzenauer Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 37264 12-in. 5/5/1915 Kiss me, love Margarete Matzenauer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 37265 12-in. 5/5/1915 Aprile Margarete Matzenauer Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 37268 12-in. ca. 1915 Otello : Duet, part 1 Edoardo Ferrari-Fontana ; Margarete Matzenauer Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and tenor), with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 37269 12-in. ca. 1915 Otello : Duet, part 2 Edoardo Ferrari-Fontana ; Margarete Matzenauer Vocal duet (mezzo-soprano and tenor), with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 48680 12-in. 4/6/1916 My laddie Margarete Matzenauer Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 48681 12-in. 4/6/1916 Somewhere a voice is calling Margarete Matzenauer Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 48842 12-in. 6/28/1916 Traume Margarete Matzenauer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 48843 12-in. 6/28/1916 Elsa's Traum Margarete Matzenauer Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 48850 12-in. 7/5/1916 Elizabeth's prayer Margarete Matzenauer Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 48852 12-in. 7/5/1916 Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix Margarete Matzenauer Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Edison 3593 10-in. 2/19/1915 Che farò senza Euridice Margarete Matzenauer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Edison 3594 10-in. 2/19/1915 Amour, viens aider ma faiblesse! Margarete Matzenauer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Edison 3605 10-in. 2/25/1915 Von ewiger Liebe Margarete Matzenauer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Edison 3606 10-in. 2/25/1915 O don fatale Margarete Matzenauer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Edison 3619 10-in. 3/2/1915 Ah! Love but a day Margarete Matzenauer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Edison 3620 10-in. 3/2/1915 Donnez, donnez Margarete Matzenauer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Edison 3625 10-in. 3/5/1915 Abscheulicher! Wo eils du hin? Margarete Matzenauer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Edison 3626 10-in. 3/5/1915 Suicidio Margarete Matzenauer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Edison 3689 10-in. 4/7/1915 Quis est homo Margarete Matzenauer ; Alice Verlet Vocal duet (soprano and contralto), with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Edison 3709 10-in. 4/15/1915 Barcarolle Margarete Matzenauer ; Alice Verlet Vocal duet (soprano and contralto), with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Edison 4558 10-in. 3/6/1916 Suicidio Margarete Matzenauer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Edison 4559 10-in. 3/6/1916 Amour! Viens aider Margarete Matzenauer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Edison 4569 10-in. 3/9/1916 Fu la sorte Margarete Matzenauer ; Marie Rappold Vocal duet (soprano and contralto), with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Edison 4570 10-in. 3/9/1916 Stride la vampa Margarete Matzenauer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Edison 4603 10-in. 3/23/1916 Che faro senza Euridice Margarete Matzenauer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Edison 4604 10-in. 3/23/1916 Les tringles des sistres tintaient Margarete Matzenauer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Edison 4627 10-in. 4/3/1916 Il segreto per esser felici Margarete Matzenauer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Edison 5224 10-in. 12/20/1916 Sextet : Chi mi frena Enrico Baroni ; Thomas Chalmers ; Margarete Matzenauer ; Arthur Middleton ; Marie Rappold ; Giovanni Zenatello Vocal sextet (soprano, contralto, 2 Males, baritone, and bass), with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Gramophone 392½s 12-in. 1909 Nicht weise bin ich [Act III] Margarete Matzenauer Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Matzenauer, Margarete," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108926.

Matzenauer, Margarete. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108926.

"Matzenauer, Margarete." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108926

External Sources

Wikipedia: Margaret Matzenauer

Discogs: Margarete Matzenauer

Grove: Margarete Matzenauer

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Matzenauer, Margarete, 1881-1963 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no90002545

Wikidata: Margaret Matzenauer - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2916502

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/14960796

MusicBrainz: Margaret Matzenauer - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3c73f9b7-6e89-422e-af12-6888ef4c9e93

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1494117

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