Enid Szantho
Enid Szánthó (15 March 1907 – 1997, buried 21 April 1997) was a Hungarian operatic contralto. From 1928, she belonged to the ensemble of the Vienna State Opera and appeared at the Bayreuth Festival from 1930, first as Erda in Der Ring des Nibelungen. She gave guest performances in opera and concert in Florence, London, Berlin, Paris, and New York at the Metropolitan Opera, where she made her debut as Fricka in 1938. Her career was de facto ended later that year when Austria came under the Nazi regime. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 15, 1907 (Budapest), Died 1997
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936
Roles Represented in DAHR: contralto
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | CS-98883 | 12-in. | 1/27/1936 | Zueignung | Alexander Smallens ; Enid Szantho | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
| Victor | CS-98884 | 12-in. | 1/27/1936 | Che farò senna Euridice | Alexander Smallens ; Enid Szantho | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
| Victor | BS-98885 | 10-in. | 1/27/1936 | Allerseelen | Alexander Smallens ; Enid Szantho | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
| Victor | CS-98886 | 12-in. | 1/27/1936 | Erbarme dich, mein Gott | Michael Rosenker ; Alexander Smallens ; Enid Szantho | Contralto vocal solo and violin solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
| Victor | CS-98887 | 12-in. | 1/27/1936 | Erbarme dich, mein Gott | Michael Rosenker ; Alexander Smallens ; Enid Szantho | Contralto vocal solo and violin solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
| Victor | CS-98888 | 12-in. | 1/27/1936 | Largo (Ombra mai fu) | Alexander Smallens ; Enid Szantho | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
| Victor | BS-98889 | 10-in. | 1/27/1936 | Morgen! | Alexander Smallens ; Enid Szantho | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto | |
| Victor | BS-98890 | 10-in. | 1/27/1936 | Traum durch die Dammerung | Alexander Smallens ; Enid Szantho | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, contralto |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Szantho, Enid," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111288.
Szantho, Enid. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111288.
"Szantho, Enid." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Szantho, Enid - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99012228
Wikidata: Enid Szánthó - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q47506419
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/267725547
MusicBrainz: Enid Szánthó - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4bbe7e0f-4b46-4b40-89b3-86174e543cfe
ISNI: 0000 0003 8299 6923 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000382996923
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