Jacques Urlus

as Siegfried in "Siegfried" by Wagner

Jacques Urlus
1867-1935
Dutch Tenor
Début at the Amsterdam opera house on 20 September 1894 as Beppe in Leoncavallo's “ Pagliacci”. Staying in Amsterdam for the next few years, to gain further musical training ,He appeared as a guest singer in other Dutch cities and built a growing reputation as a singer, In 1898, he was invited to Hanover, where he sang Lohengrin and Tannhäuser. He was contracted with the Leipzig opera House in Germany in 1900. Where he remained for the next 14 years. In addition, he made appearances at Amsterdam and Antwerp every year,. Urlus made debuts in different European cities. They included: Berlin (the Berlin State Opera); Prague; Vienna (the Vienna State Opera); Munich (the Bavarian State Opera); Stuttgart; Dresden (the Dresden Opera); Frankfurt; and, lastly, London (the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where he sang in 1910 and 1914).In 1911-12, the Bayreuth Festival, as Siegmund in Die Walküre.In 1912, he went to the US and sang in Boston, where he sang a Tristan and he gained a contract with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City His Met début 8 February 1913.Her joined the Leipzig Opera after his return from the United States, giving occasional concerts in Amsterdam and in Scandinavia as well. From 1922 he sang at the new Wagner Festival at the Zoppoter Waldoper, His operatic schedule diminished during the 1920s, however, as he accepted an increasing number of concert engagements. Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Berlin were all visited by him. When in Berlin, he performed at the Volksoper in 1923–24 and sang again at London's Royal Opera House in 1924.On 19 November 1931, Urlus delivered his last Tristan in Amsterdam. It was his final operatic performance after more than 1000 nights spanning 37 years. He still appeared occasionally in concerts, however, until 1933.