Born in Cologne, Pollini came from a strictly Jewish family living in very modest circumstances and was actually called Baruch Pohl. He attended grammar school and then worked for a merchant before he made his debut in 1857 in his native town as Lord Arturo Talbo in the opera I puritani by Bellini. He changed to baritone and in the autumn of 1865, he joined an Italian opera company of which he became impresario. This was the beginning of his career as one of the most important opera directors of his time.
He sang at the Anhaltisches Theater and in the years 1860 and 1861 at the Latvian National Opera. In 1864, he became director of the Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet and then went to St Petersburg and Moscow for a few years, where he was chief impresario of the Italian Opera. In 1874, he became director of the Hamburg State Opera and from 1876, he also directed the Altonaer Theater and from 1894 also the Thalia Theater. Four times a week, he presented opera, twice drama, once operetta or ballet and was so successful that he achieved full houses and handsome surpluses. He brought 175 premieres, 51 of which were world premieres, to the stage and continued his work as opera director until his death.
He engaged important singers and conductors, to whom he paid high fees, to the Hamburg Opera and thus brought it to a high artistic level. Well-known composers such as Puccini and Tchaikovsky were engaged to conduct their own works and, in 1891, Pollini appointed Gustav Mahler as successor to Hans von Bülow as first Kapellmeister at his house. Together with him, he organised a guest performance of his ensemble at the Covent Garden Opera in London, where Richard Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung and other operas were performed under Mahler's direction.
Immediately after a Meistersinger performance, Pollini died of heart paralysis.[1] He was 58 of age.
Trivia
Pollini made no compromises in the pursuit of his goals as opera director and pushed Gustav Mahler, for example, to the limits of his capabilities. In the 1894/95 season, Mahler conducted 126 evenings at the Stadt-Theater and a further 23 in Altona, and took over the direction of subscription concerts for the late Hans von Bülow.[2] A permanent war between Mahler and Pollini was the result,[3] until they separated a few months before Pollini's death in 1897.[4]
In 1877, the enterprising Pollini negotiated with Richard Wagner for the performance rights to Die Walküre, which was considered the most popular opera in the Ring cycle, but Wagner was not permitted to do so. The impresario thereupon negotiated with Wagner for the entire cycle, but insisted on starting with "Die Walküre". Wagner resigned and twice gave Pollini the advice to perform the cycle in the intended order for better understanding. Pollini did not heed this advice and so the cyclus began on 30 March 1878 with the premiere of the Walküre.[5]
^Gustav Mahler lived at Bundesstraße 10, article in Die Welt date 13 October 2011, retrieved 20 September 2020
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^Bernhard Pollini auf Das Jüdische Hamburg retrieved 20 September 2020
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Cologne Pollini came from a strictly Jewish family living in very modest circumstances and was actually called Baruch Pohl He attended grammar school and then worked for a merchant before he made his debut in 1857 in his native town as Lord Arturo Talbo in the opera I puritani by Bellini He changed to baritone and in the autumn of 1865 he joined an Italian opera company of which he became impresario This was the beginning of his career as one of the most important opera directors of his time He sang at the Anhaltisches Theater and in the years 1860 and 1861 at the Latvian National Opera In 1864 he became director of the Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet and then went to St Petersburg and Moscow for a few years where he was chief impresario of the Italian Opera In 1874 he became director of the Hamburg State Opera and from 1876 he also directed the Altonaer Theater and from 1894 also the Thalia Theater Four times a week he presented opera twice drama once operetta or ballet and was so successful that he achieved full houses and handsome surpluses He brought 175 premieres 51 of which were world premieres to the stage and continued his work as opera director until his death He engaged important singers and conductors to whom he paid high fees to the Hamburg Opera and thus brought it to a high artistic level Well known composers such as Puccini and Tchaikovsky were engaged to conduct their own works and in 1891 Pollini appointed Gustav Mahler as successor to Hans von Bulow as first Kapellmeister at his house Together with him he organised a guest performance of his ensemble at the Covent Garden Opera in London where Richard Wagner s Ring of the Nibelung and other operas were performed under Mahler s direction In 1888 he became a citizen of Hamburg and was granted the right by the Senate to bear the artist name Pollini In 1894 Pollini married the soprano Bianca Bianchi who from then on sang as primadonna in Hamburg Other important singers that Pollini brought to Hamburg included Albert Niemann tenor Katharina Klafsky and Anna von Mildenburg Immediately after a Meistersinger performance Pollini died of heart paralysis 1 He was 58 of age Trivia EditPollini made no compromises in the pursuit of his goals as opera director and pushed Gustav Mahler for example to the limits of his capabilities In the 1894 95 season Mahler conducted 126 evenings at the Stadt Theater and a further 23 in Altona and took over the direction of subscription concerts for the late Hans von Bulow 2 A permanent war between Mahler and Pollini was the result 3 until they separated a few months before Pollini s death in 1897 4 In 1877 the enterprising Pollini negotiated with Richard Wagner for the performance rights to Die Walkure which was considered the most popular opera in the Ring cycle but Wagner was not permitted to do so The impresario thereupon negotiated with Wagner for the entire cycle but insisted on starting with Die Walkure Wagner resigned and twice gave Pollini the advice to perform the cycle in the intended order for better understanding Pollini did not heed this advice and so the cyclus began on 30 March 1878 with the premiere of the Walkure 5 References Edit Bernhard Pollini on Wikisource Gustav Mahler lived at Bundesstrasse 10 article in Die Welt date 13 October 2011 retrieved 20 September 2020 google at books id nBMpxw5c3cUC amp pg PA23 amp lpg PA23 amp dq Bernhard Pollini Gustav Mahler amp source bl amp ots DqiQxiJ7oj amp sig N65lYqG9nlu8UcfoVM3GIgC335M amp hl de amp sa X amp ei ZXLwU 6HBMbb7Abug4GIBg amp ved 0CCsQ6AEwAjgK v onepage amp q Bernhard 20Pollini 20Gustav 20Mahler amp f false Gustav Mahler by Constantin Floros p 29 on GoogleBooks retrieved 20 September 2020 Bernhard Pollini auf Das Judische Hamburg retrieved 20 September 2020 Post von Richard Wagner retrieved 20 September 2020External links EditLiterature by and about Bernhard Pollini in the German National Library catalogue Pollini Berhard on OperissimoPortals Opera Germany 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