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 April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111288.

Szantho, Enid. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111288.

"Szantho, Enid." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111288

External Sources

Wikipedia: Enid Szánthó

Grove: Enid Szantho

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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