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  1. Voice and versatility. He had a sweet lyric tenor voice with an easy high register, sailing up even to a high D. His voice was also agile, and he possessed a perfect and dependable trill, which he demonstrated on his recordings of "Ah si ben mio" from Il trovatore and "Una furtiva lagrima" from L'elisir d'amore.

  2. May 6, 2020 · Alfred A. Fassbind has been fascinated by the story of Joseph Schmidt since his youth. Fassbind, from Zurich, has written a biography of the famous singer, and provides the key information on the life of the German tenor: Joseph Schmidt was born on 4 March 1904 in Davideny near Czernowitz.

  3. He was declared fit for camp, and redelivered to Girenbad. Two days later, he died of heart failure, to the eternal memory of Swiss infamy during the Nazi period. Much has been speculated and argued about the fact that Schmidt hardly ever sang on stage.

  4. Jul 24, 2011 · Schmidt had an enormous operatic repertoire, and recorded a large number of the best known tenor arias, something that was easy for him, as he had "no fear of heights," so to speak! It was the more popular repertoire, however, that won him his biggest audience.

  5. Listening to Joseph Schmidt today, any of his songs or arias that he left as his legacy, means encountering one of the most magnificent and tragic stories in the chronicles of music. He was one of the most famous tenors of the 1920s and 1930s; he was called the 'Jewish Caruso'.

  6. Joseph Schmidt achieved his greatest success with a ‘talkie’ – a concept then still in its infancy – singing the theme song for the eponymous film Ein Lied geht um die Welt (A song goes round the world), which was released in cinemas in the fateful year of 1933.

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  8. Jan 19, 2021 · Although his stature effectively barred Schmidt from opera, there were other outlets for his talents. He appeared in a number of films, made records, and gave many radio performances. In 1934 he managed to go to Palestine, where he gave a number of concerts of cantorial music.