Heinrich Vogl by Bieber

Heinrich Vogl (1845-1900); German tenor.
In 1865 he made his debut at the "Hofoper von München" as Max in Von Weber's "Der Freischütz". After the sudden and too early death of Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld he became his successor in Wagnerian roles both in Munich as throughout Germany. Above all asTristan, the role that Schnorr shortly before his death had created at Munich with his wife Malvina as Isolde. Vogl often performed the role with his wife, the soprano Therese Vogl-Thoma (1845-1921), as Isolde. In 1869 he created at Munich the role of Loge at the première of Wagner's "Das Rheingiold" and in 1870 the role of Siegmund in Wagner's "Die Walküre". In 1876 he repeated the role of Loge in the first performance of the complete cycle of "Der Ring des Nibelungen". Until 1897 he performed with great success at Bayreuth in various Wagnerian roles (Tristan, Siegmund, Parsifal and Siegfried). He made successful international guestappearances at London. Vienna and Russia. In 1890 he made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera New York as Lohengrin. In the following New York season he played Tannhäuser, Loge, Siegfried and Tristan. His last performance was on 16 April 1900 in Munich as Canio in "Pagliacci"; 4 days later he suffered a fatal stroke.