Eduard Lichtenstein

Eduard Lichtenstein
1889 - 1953
German Tenor

Studied at the Stern'sches Conservatory Berlin with Rothmühl. Debut in 1908 at the Municipal Theatre in Hamburg as Georg in ‘’Waffenschmied’’ Lortzing. In 1912 he appeared in Hamburg in the premiere of F. Busoni’s opera ‘’Die Brautwahl’’. He remained till 1915 in Hamburg, Singing David in ‘’Meistersinger’’ which he also sang in 1910 at the Covent Garden in London. In 1910 further studied with Jean de Reszke in Paris. He appeared at the Gura-Sommeroper and was engaged in 1915 by the Berlin Städtische Oper. Here in 1917 he sang in operetta ‘’Der Feldprediger’’ Millöcker with such a great success that impresario Haller engaged him in his operetta performances at Berlin. In 1933 he had to leave as a Jew Germany. He emigrated to Holland and became a singing teacher at the Amsterdam Conservatoire. He undertook successful concert tours at Holland, Belgium and in Switzerland.