johannessembach

Johannes Sembach (Johannes Semfke) (Berlin 1881 - Bremerhaven 1944), Tenor forgottenoperasingers.blogspot.ch/2013/08/johannes-sembac... "In 1914 he was engaged by the Metropolitan Opera in New York. There his first role was Parsifal and he had success in operas of Wagner, especially as Siegmund and Siegfried. The criticism compared him to the famous Jean de Reszke. Till 1917 and then again in the 1920-22 seasons he appeared at the Metropolitan Opera. Here he also appeared on 8. 3. 1917 in the premiere of the opera "The Canterbury Pilgrims" of Reginald De Koven."

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212.227.236.244/passagierlisten/passagen.php?lang=en&... indicates that his wife was Cäcilie or Caecilie

Thanks B-59, Art, and swanq. We will include both their names in our catalog record.

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Thanks Art, we will add their names to the catalog record.

Well, he (Semdach, not Sembach) isn't at the piano here. See

swanq, Thanks for the comment. This is Johannes Sembach, and he's definitely not at a piano in this photo, so we will amend the description and correct his name.