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| Franz Naval sings | Die schöne Müllerin: Der Jäger
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In RA format
Odeon 80032 (xxB 3829)
In RA format
Biographical notes
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Franz Naval's real name was Franc Pogačnik. He was born on October 20th, 1865 in Ljubljana.
Naval studied in singing
in Ljubljana with A. Nedred, and then in Vienna with J. Gänsbacher. Naval made his debut
in 1888 at Frankfurt in Martha; from 1895 to 1898, he sang at the
Berlin Hofoper, and from 1898 to 1903 at the Vienna Hofoper. 1900 to 1903,
Naval sang in Paris as a guest, 1903-04 at the Met, in 1907 at Covent Garden in "The bartered bride".
From 1903 to 1908, Naval was a permanent member of the Berlin
Hofoper, and 1908 to 1910 with the Berlin Komische Oper. During that period, he was
often the partner of Geraldine Farrar. Naval sang in opera for 20 years, but with diminishing success.
For 30 years, Naval taught singing in Vienna, where he died on August 9th, 1939. His best roles: Arnold, Tamino, Roméo and Turiddu.
The singer recorded for the G&T corporation (1901-1909) and Odeon (1906-08, Vienna).
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I wish to thank Anton Bieber for the recordings (Euryanthe, Mignon, Dei miei bollenti spiriti, Ouvre tes yeux bleus) and
relative label scans.
I wish to thank Vladimir Efimenko for the biographical notes, picture and recording (Traviata).
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