[Wagner] Gudehus, Heinrich. (1842-1909)
Original Photograph as Lohengrin
Original photograph of the German Heldentenor in the title role of Lohengrin. He is seen dressed in complete costume, with chain mail, winged helmet, and cloak. Mounted on card and irregularly trimmed, with some edge wear, horizontal crease with tape repair and cloth tape remnants on the verso. 3.75 x 6 inches (9.6 x 15.5 cm)."From 1880 to 1890 [Gudehus] was engaged at Dresden, making his début there as Lohengrin. He sang Parsifal at the second performance of Wagner’s opera at Bayreuth (1882), returning there as Tristan (1886) and Walther (1888). In 1884 he appeared at Covent Garden, singing Walther, Max (Der Freischütz), Tannhäuser and Tristan, and sang at the Royal Albert Hall in the first concert performance in England of Parsifal. He made his New York début at the Metropolitan in 1890 as Tannhäuser, also singing Raoul, Lohengrin, John of Leyden (Le prophète), Florestan, Walther, Siegfried, Siegmund and Tristan. On his return to Europe he was engaged at the Berlin Royal Opera House, remaining there until his retirement in 1896. One of the second generation of Wagnerian heroic tenors, he was also much admired in the dramatic French repertory."(Elizabeth Forbes, New Grove Dictionary of Opera) (13427)
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