Fritz Blankenhorn (Tenor) (Karlsruhe, Germany 5. 3. 1889 -Müllheim (Baden), Germany 8. 12. 1954)

He received his musical education in his hometown Karlsruhe and made his debut in 1914 at theStadttheater in Bern, Switzerland. Later he was active also as an operetta singer. His best roles were Duke in ‘’Rigoletto’’, Manrico in ‘’Trovatore’’, Riccardo in ‘’Ballo in maschera’’, Alvaro in ‘’La forza del destino’’, Radames in ‘’Aida’’, Otello, Canio in ‘’Pagliacci’’, Cavaradossi in ‘’Tosca’’,  José in ‘’Carmen’’and  Lohengrin. Married to the soprano Trude Bornholt.

Chronology of some appearances

1914-1920 Bern Stadttheater

1921-1928 Hannover Landestheater

1928-1929 Berlin Großen Schauspielhaus

1930-1931 Mellini-Theater Hannover

1931-1932 Stuttgart Staatsoper

1932-1933 Dortmund Stadttheater

1935-1936 Berlin Plazatheater

1936-1937 Magdeburg Stadttheater

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