Max Altglass

After studies in Berlin, he made his debut in 1913 in Linz. From 1913 to 1921, he sang in Nürnberg, interrupted by one season (1917/18) in Kiel; 1921 to 1924, he was at the German Theater in Prague. In his entire European period, he sang roles like Almaviva, Tamino, Alfredo or Lorenzo in Fra Diavolo, but surprisingly also Stolzing.

In 1924, he got a contract at the Met, where he was to sing 714 performances until 1940 – as a comprimario: Beppe, Missail or Walther von der Vogelweide were his relatively larger roles, but he sang many tiniest parts down to Parpignol, Yamadori or one of the Jews in Salome.

Reference: Kutsch & Riemens

Discography

Beka/Parlophon, Berlin, 5 September 1918
30151 	    Das süße Mädel: Launische Dame					30151
30152 	    Das süße Mädel: Aber jetzt (w. Käthe Dorsch)			30152, Favorite 1-x19036
2-2379 	    Das süße Mädel: Launische Dame					P-2379
2-2380 	    Das süße Mädel: Aber jetzt (w. Käthe Dorsch)			P-2380

Odeon, Berlin, about January 1920
xxBo7158    Les dragons de Villars (Maillart): O schweige still			AA 57711, O-6381
xxBo7159    Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Sieh schon die Morgenröte	unpublished
xxBo7160    Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor (Nicolai): Horch, die Lerche	AA 57708, O-6381
xxBo7161    Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart): O wie ängstlich		AA 57709, O-6365
xxBo7162    Così fan tutte (Mozart): Der Odem der Liebe				AA 57710, O-6365

Odeon, Berlin, October 1921
xxB6695	    Der Asra (Rubinstein)						AA 79227, O-6442
xxB6696     Die Zauberflöte (Mozart): Dies Bildnis				AA 79219, O-6352
xxB6697     L'Africaine (Meyerbeer): Land so wunderbar				AA 79220, O-6352
xxB6697-2   Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Sieh schon die Morgenröte	AA 79199, O-6360
xxB6698     La Gioconda (Ponchielli): Himmel und Meer				AA 79228, O-6442