Arvid Ödmann
18 October 1850 Karlstad – 15 July 1914 Stockholm
José
Ödmann studied in Stockholm with Julius Günther, Fritz Arlberg, and Ivar Hallström, and in Paris with Massenet.
He made his debut in 1873 as Tamino at the Stockholm Royal Opera.
His repertory included: Jean de Leyde, Hüon, Ernesto, Gérald, Zéphoris, Roméo, José (first
José in Sweden), des Grieux, Werther, Pinkerton, Otello, Stolzing, Lenskij, Rodolfo, Samson, Enzo, Fritz, Turiddu,
Radamès, Almaviva, Lohengrin, Ottavio, ...
He sang at the Stockholm Royal Opera (1872, 1875–87, 1889–1911) and in Copenhagen (1887–89), among other places.
After retiring, he taught singing, one of his students was Arne Sunnegårdh.
Reference: Richard T. Soper Nordic voices, Manchester Center (Vermont), 2010
| Arvid Ödmann sings | Cavalleria rusticana: O Lola, in Swedish |
Private cylinder 1894
Favorite Record
In RA format
I wish to thank Daniele Godor for the recordings and picture.
Discography
Private cylinders
Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni): O Lola tärna så fager
Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni): Du viger dig till fröjd och lycka (Viva il vino)
Mignon (Thomas): Hon kunde icke tro (Elle ne croyait pas)
Här kommer lilla Ludde (trad.)
Mefistofele (Boito): Aria (sw)
Julsång (Noël) (Adam)
Viola (Bengzon)
Ack Värmland, du sköna (trad.)
Numa Peterson cylinders
1539 Mignon (Thomas): Hon kunde icke tro (Elle ne croyait pas)
1545 Fra Diavolo (Auber): En monark här jag befaller (Je vois marcher)
Trovatore (Verdi): Deserto sulla terra (sw)
Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni): O Lola tärna så fager
Leonora (Paër): Romans
Roméo et Juliette (Gounod): Aria (sw)
Traviata (Verdi): unspecified excerpt (sw)
Edison cylinders
Viola (Bengzon)
Gramophone, February 1904, Stockholm
478e Viola (Bengzon) 82767
479e Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni): O Lola tärna så fager 82786
480e Tantis serenad (Tanti) 82769, Victor 67227
481e Traviata (Verdi): Slå i (Libiamo) 82798
762f La favorite (Donizetti): Blott en dröm (Ange si pur) 082004
Pathé, Stockholm, about 1905
90201 Viola (Bengzon) 90201
90202 Trovatore (Verdi): Ensam i vida världen (Deserto sulla terra) 90202, Pathéfon S3234
90203 Si j'étais roi (Adam): Hennes namn och börd (J'ignorais son nom) 90203
90204 Martha (Flotow): Ack som sänd (Ach so fromm) 90204, Pathéfon S3234
Favorite, Stockholm, December 1905
337n Chanson de l'adieu (Tosti) 85033
338n Mattinata (Leoncavallo) (sw) 85034
918o Viola (Bengzon) 1-85002
(both the matrix and the record number were erroneously used twice, see below)
918o Si j'étais roi (Adam): Romans 1-85002, Beka S374, Harmonium H932
919o Tantis serenad (Tanti) 1-85003
920o Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni): O Lola tärna så fager 1-85004
921o La bella Sorrentina (Hallström) 1-85005
922o Martha (Flotow): Ack som sänd (Ach so fromm) 1-85006
923o Trovatore (Verdi): Ensam i vida världen (Deserto sulla terra) 1-85007
924o Venezia (Hallström) 1-85008
925o Afskedet (Wennerberg) 1-85009
926o Isola bella (Hallström) 1-85010
927o Traviata (Verdi): Slå i (Libiamo) 1-85011
928o Ack Värmland, du sköna (trad.) 1-85012
50p Mignon (Thomas): Hon kunde icke tro (Elle ne croyait pas) 2-85001
51p Si j'étais roi (Adam): Ack om en enda blick (Un regard de ses yeux) 2-85002
52p Evgenij Onegin (Chajkovskij): Vad skall väl dagen mig bebåda (Kuda) 2-85003
53p La favorite (Donizetti): Blott en dröm (Ange si pur) 2-85004
54p Si j'étais roi (Adam): Hennes namn och börd (J'ignorais son nom) 2-85009
55p Roméo et Juliette (Gounod): Höj dig, du sköna sol (Ah lève-toi, soleil) 2-85005
Favorite, Stockholm, December 1906
2363%o Aida (Verdi): Re'n Isis präster (Già i sacerdoti) (w. Lilly Walléni) 1-89034
2364o Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni): Nej, Santuzza? (Tu qui?) (w. Walléni) 1-89036
2365o Bohème (Puccini): Så kall ni är om handen (Che gelida manina) 1-85103
2366o La Navarraise (Bizet): Duet (w. Lilly Walléni) 1-89037
2367o Venetiansk serenade (Svendsen) 1-85104
2368o Damnation de Faust (Berlioz): Grands dieux! (sw) (w. Zelma Wall) 1-89038
2370o Faust (Gounod): Var hälsad dygdens sköna boning (Salut, demeure) 1-85105, Beka S374, Harmonium H931
2371o Tonernas hälsning (Hallström) 1-85106
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