Margarete Matzenauer

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 (Results 51-74 of 74 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 51-74 of 74 records)

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.

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