Székelyhidy Ferenc
voice - tenor, voice
Place of Birth
Tövis (ma: Teiuș, RO)
Date of Birth
1885
4th April, 1885, Tövis - 27th June, 1954, Budapest
Ferenc Székelyhídy was born in Tövis, Transylvania, and studied law in Kolozsvár, while also learning to sing. He had already been appointed town clerk of Kolozsvár when he was engaged in 1909 by the Budapest Opera, where he soon made a name and became one of the most frequently heard singers in the company. Critics have particularly underlined his exceptional musicality, the aptness of his phrasing and the perfect intelligibility of his words. He presented himself in a great many, varied roles during a career that lasted several decades. These included Belmonte, Don Ottavio, Tamino, Florestan, Max in Der Freischütz, Eleazar in La Juive, Count Almaviva, Hunyadi László, Bánk bán, Wilhelm Meister, Hoffmann, Don José, Gerald in Lakmé, the Duke of Mantua, Alfredo Germont, Riccardo, Radames, Lohengrin, Walther von Stolzing, Parsifal, Canio, Rodolfo, Pinkerton, Calaf and the Student in Poldini's Carnival Wedding. He was an eminent oratorio singer and an ardent propagator of new Hungarian music. At the world premiere of Kodály's Psalmus hungaricus in 1923 he sang the tenor solo, and the composer dedicated several folksong arrangements to him. In 1923 he was made a life member of the Hungarian Opera. After his retirement he taught at the Academy of Music and as a répétiteur at the Opera House.
Ferenc Székelyhídy was born in Tövis, Transylvania, and studied law in Kolozsvár, while also learning to sing. He had already been appointed town clerk of Kolozsvár when he was engaged in 1909 by the Budapest Opera, where he soon made a name and became one of the most frequently heard singers in the company. Critics have particularly underlined his exceptional musicality, the aptness of his phrasing and the perfect intelligibility of his words. He presented himself in a great many, varied roles during a career that lasted several decades. These included Belmonte, Don Ottavio, Tamino, Florestan, Max in Der Freischütz, Eleazar in La Juive, Count Almaviva, Hunyadi László, Bánk bán, Wilhelm Meister, Hoffmann, Don José, Gerald in Lakmé, the Duke of Mantua, Alfredo Germont, Riccardo, Radames, Lohengrin, Walther von Stolzing, Parsifal, Canio, Rodolfo, Pinkerton, Calaf and the Student in Poldini's Carnival Wedding. He was an eminent oratorio singer and an ardent propagator of new Hungarian music. At the world premiere of Kodály's Psalmus hungaricus in 1923 he sang the tenor solo, and the composer dedicated several folksong arrangements to him. In 1923 he was made a life member of the Hungarian Opera. After his retirement he taught at the Academy of Music and as a répétiteur at the Opera House.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
Bartók, a zongorista
(Bartók the Pianist) |
Hungaroton |