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Lauritz Melchior

voc, 1890-1973 US
Classical
A.k.a. Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel Melchior

Danish-American operatic tenor. He was born 20 March 1890 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and died 18 March 1973 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Soundtrack
  • Pop
Plays With
The Metropolitan Opera
Popular Tracks   
Die Walküre, WWV 86b, IRW 52, Act I: "Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater" (Siegmund) on WAGNER: DIE WALKÜRE by Richard Wagner, Bruno Walter & Wiener Philharmoniker
Lohengrin: In fernem Land on Lebendige Vergangenheit - Lauritz Melchior sings Wagner by Lauritz Melchior
Die Walküre on Wagner's Ring: Collected Highlights by Various Artists
Siegfried: Nothung! Nothung! Neidliches Schwert on Lebendige Vergangenheit - Lauritz Melchior sings Wagner by Lauritz Melchior
Die Walküre: Dich selige Frau hält nun der Freund, on Die Walküre by Richard Wagner, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf, Kirsten Flagstad, Marjorie Lawrence, Lauritz Melchior, Julius Huehn, Karin Branzell, Emanuel List, Ira Petina, Anna Kaskas, Doris Doe, Themla Votipka, Dorothee Manski, Maxine Stellman, Lucielle Browning, Helen Olheim, Milton Cross & Fiorello Laguardia
Die Walküre, WWV 86b, IRW 52, Act I: "Schläfst du, Gast?" (Sieglinde, Siegmund) on WAGNER: DIE WALKÜRE by Richard Wagner, Bruno Walter & Wiener Philharmoniker
Die Walküre, WWV 86b, IRW 52, Act I: "Siegmund heiss' ich und Siegmund bin ich!" (Siegmund, Sieglinde) on WAGNER: DIE WALKÜRE by Richard Wagner, Bruno Walter & Wiener Philharmoniker
Die Walküre on Wagner's Ring: Collected Highlights by Various Artists
Die Walküre, WWV 86b, IRW 52, Act I: "Wes Herd dies auch sei" (Siegmund, Sieglinde) on WAGNER: DIE WALKÜRE by Richard Wagner, Erich Leinsdorf & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Götterdämmerung: Brünhild, die hehrste Frau (1936) on Wagner's The Ring Cycle - Historic Recordings 1936-1958 by Various Artists

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Götterdämmerung (Excerpts) • Siegfried: Forest MurmursRichard Wagner / Helen Traubel • Lauritz Melchior • Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra2017Album
Die Walküre • Tristan Und Isolde (Excerpts) • Siegfried IdyllRichard Wagner / Helen Traubel • Lauritz Melchior • Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra2017Album
Götterdämmerung & Walküre ExcerptsArturo Toscanini, Richard Wagner, Helen Traubel, Lauritz Melchior, NBC Symphony Orchestra, The New York Philharmonic Orchestra2017Compil.
American Recordings 1946 - 1947Lauritz Melchior2007Album
Die Walküre Act IIRichard Wagner - Kirsten Flagstad, Lotte Lehmann, Lauritz Melchior, Friedrich Schorr, Fritz Reiner2003Album
The Merry Widow/The Student PrinceFranz Lehár, Sigmund Romberg, Kitty Carlisle, Lauritz Melchior2002Album
Scenes From Wagner Operas By The Heroic Tenor Lauritz MelchiorRichard Wagner, Lauritz Melchior2002Album
Tristan & YseultRichard Wagner, Lauritz Melchior, Sabine Kalter, Kirsten Flagstad, Herbert Janssen, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Fritz Reiner2001Album
Great Tenors Of The CenturyEnrico Caruso, Tito Schipa, Beniamino Gigli, Richard Tauber, Helge Roswaenge, Marcel Wittrisch, John McCormack, Heddle Nash, Lauritz Melchior, Jussi Björling, Georges Thill1999Compil.
Tristan Und IsoldeRichard Wagner - Lauritz Melchior, Helen Traubel, Metropolitan Opera Chorus And The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf1997Album
Szenen aus "Götterdämmerung"Richard Wagner - Frida Leider, Kerstin Thorborg, Lauritz Melchior, Herbert Janssen, Emanuel List, Sir Thomas Beecham1996Album
Flagstad And Melchior Sing Wagner (The Classic 1935-40 Victor Recordings)Kirsten Flagstad, Lauritz Melchior1993Compil.
TannhäuserRichard Wagner - Lauritz Melchior, Helen Traubel, Astrid Varnay, Herbert Janssen, Mihály Székely, Fritz Stiedry1993Album
LohengrinRichard Wagner - Astrid Varnay, Lauritz Melchior, Kerstin Thorborg, Sándor Svéd, Erich Leinsdorf1992Album
Die Walküre: 2.Akt / Acte 2 / Act 2Richard Wagner - Marta Fuchs, Hans Hotter, Lotte Lehmann, Lauritz Melchior, Margarete Klose, Emanuel List, Bruno Walter / Bruno Seidler-Winkler1992Album
Tristan Und IsoldeRichard Wagner, Lauritz Melchior, Kirsten Flagstad, Margarete Klose, Herbert Janssen, Sven Nilsson, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham1991Album
Die WalküreRichard Wagner - Astrid Varnay, Helen Traubel, Lauritz Melchior, Friedrich Schorr, Kerstin Thorborg, Alexander Kipnis, Erich Leinsdorf1991Album
The Met CentenariansLauritz Melchior1990Compil.
Prima VoceLauritz Melchior1990Album
Arias / Duets With Fagstad & LehmannLauritz Melchior / Richard Wagner / Robert Schumann1990Compil.
Airs D'Operas - Opera Arias - Opern-ArienRichard Wagner - Lauritz Melchior1989Compil.
Excerpts From Tannhäuser – Siegfried – GötterdämmerungLauritz Melchior, Albert Coates With Albert Reiss, Nora Gruhn, Rudolf Bockelmann1989Compil.
TannhauserRichard Wagner, Kirsten Flagstad, Lauritz Melchior, Kerstin Thorborg, Herbert Janssen, Emanuel List, Mack Harrell, Emery Darcy, John Gurney, Maxine Stellman, The Metropolitan Opera1985Album
The Lighter Side Of Lauritz MelchiorLauritz Melchior1984Album
Lauritz MelchiorLauritz Melchior1984Single
Lebendige Vergangenheit - Lauritz MelchiorLauritz Melchior1984Compil.
The First Recordings · Baritone 1913-15, Early Tenor 1920-21, Melchior Anthology Vol. 1Lauritz Melchior1983Compil.
Tannhauser (1942)Richard Wagner, Alexander Kipnis, Lauritz Melchior, George Szell, The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra And Metropolitan Opera Chorus1981Album
Tristan Und IsoldeRichard Wagner, Kirsten Flagstad, Lauritz Melchior, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Fritz Reiner1978Album
Wilhelm Furtwängler Conducts Wagner's Die GotterdammerungRichard Wagner, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Kirsten Flagstad, Lauritz Melchior, Herbert Janssen1978Album
Die Walküre (Excerpts) · Siegfried IdyllRichard Wagner / Bruno Walter, Wiener Philharmoniker, Lauritz Melchior, Lotte Lehmann1978Album
"Il Mio Wagner" L'età D'oro Del Belcanto - Lohengrin, Sigfrido, Tannhäuser, Parsifal La Walkiria, I Maestri Cantori, Il Vascello Fantama, Schmerzen, TräumeLauritz Melchior1977Album
Das Lauritz Melchior AlbumLauritz Melchior1973Album
The Incomparable Wagnerian DuoKirsten Flagstad And Lauritz Melchior1972Compil.
Heldentenor Of The CenturyLauritz Melchior1972Compil.
Lauritz Melchior / WagnerLauritz Melchior / Richard Wagner1970Compil.
Five Treasured Recordings From The Heritage Of Greatness On RCA Red SealEugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra With Fritz Kreisler, Marian Anderson, Lauritz Melchior, Emanuel Feuermann, Kirsten Flagstad1969Compil.
Great Scenes From Wagner: GötterdämmerungArturo Toscanini, Helen Traubel, Lauritz Melchior1968Album
Wagner: Tristan And IsoldeLauritz Melchior, Helen Traubel1967Compil.
Flagstad/ Melchior WagnerKirsten Flagstad And Lauritz Melchior1962Compil.
Die Walküre, Act IRichard Wagner - Lotte Lehmann, Lauritz Melchior, Emanuel List, Wiener Philharmoniker1962Album
Préface Aux Voix IllustresLauritz Melchior, Lotte Lehmann Et Georges Thill1962Single
O, Holy Night / Ave Maria / Silent Night / The RosaryLauritz Melchior1957Single
The Student PrinceLauritz Melchior1954Album
Arabian Nights (A New Musical Extravaganza)Guy Lombardo Presents Lauritz Melchior1954Single
Parsifal / LohengrinRichard Wagner - Kirsten Flagstad And Lauritz Melchior With The RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Edwin McArthur1952Album
For You Alone / Without A SongLauritz Melchior1948Album
Agnus Dei / Danish Children's SongLauritz Melchior1948Album
O, Holy Night / Silent NightLauritz Melchior1947Album
Emperor Waltz / The Kiss In Your EyesLauritz Melchior1947Album
Danish SongsLauritz Melchior1943Album
There Shall Be Music When You Come / The Star, Come You MaryLauritz Melchior1942Album
Because / The House I Live InLauritz Melchior1942Album
Three Famous Scenes From WagnerKirsten Flagstad, Lauritz Melchior And San Francisco Opera Orchestra1942Album
Die Walküre: Act ILotte Lehmann, Lauritz Melchior, Emanuel List, Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter - Richard Wagner1940Album
Nothung ! Nothung ! Neidliches Schwert !Lauritz Melchior1933Album
Ave Maria / The RosaryLauritz MelchiorAlbum
Lauritz Melchior IIILauritz MelchiorCompil.
The Lauritz Melchior AlbumLauritz Melchior, Das Orchester Der Staatsoper Berlin, The London Symphony Orchestra, The New Symphony Orchestra Of LondonAlbum
LohengrinEmmy Bettendorf, Lauritz MelchiorAlbum
La WalkyrieLauritz Melchior, Lotte LehmannAlbum
Thrill Of A RomanceLauritz MelchiorAlbum
Wagner And Schumann DuetKirsten Flagstad • Lauritz Melchior • Lotte LehmannAlbum
Great Voiices Of The OperaLauritz Melchior, Helge RoswaengeCompil.
Lauritz Melchior: 50th Anniversary 1911-1961Lauritz MelchiorAlbum
Les Grandes Voix Du Canada / Great Voices Of Canada Volume 1Jeanne Gordon, Edward Johnson, Joseph Saucier, Florence Easton, Sarah Fischer, Rodolphe Plamondon, Emma Albani, Éva Gauthier, Paul Dufault, Marie-Louise Edvina, Pauline Donalda, Lauritz Melchior, Raoul Jobin, Percival PriceCompil.
Unvergänglich - Unvergessen Folge 122Frida Leider, Lauritz Melchior, Friedrich SchorrAlbum
Mime Hiess Ein Mürrischer Zwerg / In Leid Zu Den WipfelnRichard Wagner, Lauritz Melchior & Otto Helgers Mit Dem The London Symphony Orchestra, Robert HegerAlbum
O Sink Hernieder, Nacht Der Liebe / Soll Ich Lauschen?Richard Wagner - Frida Leider & Lauritz Melchior Mit Dem The London Symphony Orchestra, Albert CoatesAlbum
Wie End' Ich Die Furcht? / Wohin Nun Tristan ScheidetRichard Wagner - Lauritz Melchior Und Das The London Symphony Orchestra, Robert HegerAlbum
Serenade / Vive L'AmourLauritz MelchiorAlbum
Dir Töne Lob! / Allmächt´ger Vater, blick herab!Richard Wagner, Lauritz MelchiorAlbum
The Student PrinceLauritz Melchior With Jane Wilson, Lee Sweetland, Gloria LaneAlbum
Lebendige Vergangenheit - Lauritz Melchior IILauritz MelchiorCompil.
Wagner Lohengrin: Act III Bridal Chamber Scene - Parsifal: Act II DuetKirsten Flagstad, Lauritz MelchiorAlbum
Please Dont Say No/I Want What I Want When I Want ItLauritz MelchiorAlbum
Isolde! Tristan! Geliebter! / Doch Es Rächte Sich Der Verscheuchte TagFrida Leider, Lauritz MelchiorAlbum
Historische Aufnahmen 1941Richard Wagner - Helen Traubel, Lauritz Melchior, Arturo ToscaniniAlbum
Brunnhilde! Heilige Braut! / Wie Sie SeligRichard Wagner, Lauritz Melchior Und Das The London Symphony Orchestra, Robert HegerAlbum
Operatic Scenes And AriasFrida Leider With Lauritz MelchiorAlbum
Berlin Damals - Lauritz Melchior Singt WagnerLauritz Melchior, Richard WagnerAlbum
Wagner: Die Walküre, GötterdämmerungFrida Leider, Lauritz Melchior, Friedrich Schorr, Otto Helgers, The London Symphony Orchestra, Robert Heger, Leo Blech, Staatskapelle BerlinAlbum
Lebendige Vergangenheit (Große Bühnenerfolge)Lauritz Melchior / Richard Wagner • Giuseppe Verdi • Giacomo Meyerbeer • Ruggiero LeoncavalloCompil.
Wagner Concert - Previously UnpublishedRichard Wagner, Eugene Ormandy, Helen Traubel, Lauritz MelchiorCompil.
Voix ImmortellesLauritz MelchiorAlbum
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