Paul Althouse
Paul Shearer Althouse (December 2, 1889 – February 6, 1954) was an American opera singer. He began his career as a lyric tenor with a robust Italianate sound, in roles including Cavaradossi in Tosca, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, and Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana. He later branched out into the dramatic tenor repertoire, finding success in portraying Wagnerian heroes. He sang with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City for 30 years. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 2, 1889 (Reading), Died February 15, 1954 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1932
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | C-13995 | 12-in. | 10/24/1913 | Gems from Aïda | Victor Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-13996 | 12-in. | 10/24/1913 | Gems from Aïda | Victor Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-14783 | 10-in. | 5/1/1914 | Before the dawn | Paul Althouse | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-14784 | 10-in. | 5/1/1914 | E lucevan le stelle | Paul Althouse | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-14785 | 12-in. | 6/5/1914 | M'apparì | Paul Althouse | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-14785 | 10-in. | 5/1/1914 | M'apparì | Paul Althouse | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-14786 | 12-in. | 5/1/1914 | Celeste Aida | Paul Althouse | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-14787 | 10-in. | 5/1/1914 | Vesti la giubba | Paul Althouse | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-15945 | 12-in. | 4/23/1915 | Finale atto 3 | Paul Althouse ; Margarethe Arndt-Ober | Vocal duet (contralto and tenor), with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-16101 | 10-in. | 6/18/1915 | Believe me if all those endearing young charms | Paul Althouse | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16113 | 12-in. | 6/18/1915 | Ah! Moon of my delight | Paul Althouse | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-16114 | 10-in. | 6/18/1915 | Cielo e mar | Paul Althouse | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16115 | 12-in. | 6/18/1915 | Cujus animam | Paul Althouse | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16152 | 12-in. | 6/29/1915 | Onaway! Awake beloved! | Paul Althouse | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16153 | 12-in. | 6/30/1915 | Fuggiam gli ardori | Paul Althouse ; Lucy Isabelle Marsh | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-16154 | 10-in. | 6/30/1915 | Siegmund's Liebeslied | Paul Althouse | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16155 | 12-in. | 6/30/1915 | O quanti occhi fisi | Paul Althouse ; Olive Kline | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16359 | 12-in. | 8/18/1915 | Lesson no. 4, tenor : Sustained tones | Oscar Saenger | Singing instruction, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16361 | 12-in. | 8/19/1915 | Lesson no. 5, tenor : Uniting of two tones | Oscar Saenger | Singing instruction, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16362 | 12-in. | 8/19/1915 | Lesson no. 6, tenor : Uniting of three tones | Oscar Saenger | Singing instruction, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16363 | 12-in. | 8/19/1915 | Lesson no. 7, tenor : Uniting of five tones | Oscar Saenger | Singing instruction, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16364 | 12-in. | 8/20/1915 | Lesson no. 8, tenor : The scale | Oscar Saenger | Singing instruction, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16365 | 12-in. | 8/20/1915 | Lesson no. 9, tenor : The scale of the ninth | Oscar Saenger | Singing instruction, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16366 | 12-in. | 8/20/1915 | Lesson no. 10, tenor : Exercise preparatory to the arpeggio | Oscar Saenger | Singing instruction, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16367 | 12-in. | 8/20/1915 | Lesson no. 11, tenor : The arpeggio | Oscar Saenger | Singing instruction, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16420 | 12-in. | 8/30/1915 | Lesson no. 12, tenor : The arpeggio carried to the third above the octave | Oscar Saenger | Singing instruction, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16421 | 12-in. | 8/30/1915 | Lesson no. 13, tenor : The arpeggio carried to the fifth above the octave | Oscar Saenger | Singing instruction, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16423 | 12-in. | 8/30/1915 | Lesson no. 14, tenor : Portamento in the octave and descending scale | Oscar Saenger | Singing instruction, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16424 | 12-in. | 8/30/1915 | Lesson no. 15, tenor : Portamento exercise in fifths | Oscar Saenger | Singing instruction, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16425 | 12-in. | 8/30/1915 | Lesson no. 16, tenor : Sustained tones with changing vowels | Oscar Saenger | Singing instruction, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16426 | 12-in. | 8/30/1915 | Lesson no. 17, tenor : Combination of arpeggio and descending scales | Oscar Saenger | Singing instruction, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16434 | 12-in. | 8/31/1915 | Lesson no. 18, tenor : The harmonic minor scale | Oscar Saenger | Singing instruction, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16435 | 12-in. | 8/31/1915 | Lesson no. 19, tenor : Vocalise | Oscar Saenger | Singing instruction, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16436 | 12-in. | 8/31/1915 | Lesson no. 20, tenor : Vocalise | Oscar Saenger | Singing instruction, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16446 | 12-in. | 9/1/1915 | Lesson no. 3, tenor : Tone production | Oscar Saenger | Singing instruction, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | C-16465 | 12-in. | 9/3/1915 | In native worth | Paul Althouse | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | CSHQ-71675 | 12-in. | 4/8/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Paul Althouse ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra and tenor vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | CSHQ-71676 | 12-in. | 4/8/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Paul Althouse ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski ; Jeannette Vreeland | Orchestra and soprano and tenor vocal solos | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | CSHQ-71677 | 12-in. | 4/8/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Paul Althouse ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski ; Jeannette Vreeland | Orchestra and soprano and tenor vocal solos | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | CSHQ-71678 | 12-in. | 4/8/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Paul Althouse ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski ; Jeannette Vreeland | Orchestra and soprano and tenor vocal solos | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | CSHQ-71679 | 12-in. | 4/8/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Paul Althouse ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski ; Jeannette Vreeland | Orchestra and soprano and tenor vocal solos | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | CSHQ-71680 | 12-in. | 4/8/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Paul Althouse ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski ; Jeannette Vreeland | Orchestra and soprano and tenor vocal solos | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | CSHQ-71681 | 12-in. | 4/8/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Paul Althouse ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra and tenor vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | CSHQ-71683 | 12-in. | 4/8/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Paul Althouse ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski ; Jeannette Vreeland | Orchestra and soprano and tenor vocal solos | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | CSHQ-71684 | 12-in. | 4/8/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Paul Althouse ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra and tenor vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | CSHQ-71689 | 12-in. | 4/8/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Paul Althouse ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra and tenor vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | CSHQ-71690 | 12-in. | 4/8/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Paul Althouse ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Abrasha Robofsky ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra and tenor and bass vocal solos | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | CSHQ-71693 | 12-in. | 4/8/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Paul Althouse ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra and tenor vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | CSHQ-71695 | 12-in. | 4/8/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Paul Althouse ; Robert Betts ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra and tenor vocal solos | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | CSHQ-71696 | 12-in. | 4/8/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Paul Althouse ; Fortnightly Club ; Mendelssohn Glee Club ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Princeton University Glee Club ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra and tenor vocal solo and male vocal chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | LCSHQ-71699 | 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 4/9/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Paul Althouse ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra and tenor vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | LCSHQ-71700 | 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 4/9/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Paul Althouse ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski ; Jeannette Vreeland | Orchestra, soprano vocal solo, and tenor vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | LCSHQ-71701 | 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 4/9/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Paul Althouse ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski ; Jeannette Vreeland | Orchestra, soprano vocal solo, and tenor vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | LCSHQ-71702 | 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 4/9/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Paul Althouse ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski ; Jeannette Vreeland | Orchestra, soprano vocal solo, and tenor vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | LCSHQ-71703 | 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 4/9/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Paul Althouse ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski ; Jeannette Vreeland | Orchestra, soprano vocal solo, and tenor vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | LCSHQ-71706 | 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 4/9/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Paul Althouse ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Abrasha Robofsky ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra, tenor and bass vocal solos, and male vocal ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | LCSHQ-71707 | 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 4/9/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Paul Althouse ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Abrasha Robofsky ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra, tenor and bass vocal solos, and male vocal ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | LCSHQ-71708 | 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 4/9/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra, tenor vocal duet, and male vocal ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | LCSHQ-71709 | 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 4/9/1932 | Gurre-Lieder | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra, tenor vocal duet, and male vocal ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Trial 1922-06-06-09] | 10-in. | 6/6/1922 | I love you more | Paul Althouse | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Trial 1922-06-06-10] | 10-in. | 6/6/1922 | Sacrament | Paul Althouse | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Trial 1922-06-06-11] | 10-in. | 6/6/1922 | The blind ploughman | Paul Althouse | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 3039 | 10-in. | between 5/18/1914 and 5/19/1914 | All hail, thou dwelling lowly | Paul Althouse | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 3088 | 10-in. | June 1914 | Believe me if all those endearing young charms | Paul Althouse | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 3090 | 10-in. | June 1914 | I'll sing thee songs of Araby | Paul Althouse | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 3092 | 10-in. | June 1914 | Dream faces | Paul Althouse | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 3093 | 10-in. | June 1914 | Mattinata | Paul Althouse | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Althouse, Paul," accessed October 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102478.
Althouse, Paul. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102478.
"Althouse, Paul." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Althouse, Paul, 1889-1954 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79090843
Wikidata: Paul Althouse - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4334036
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/12494482
MusicBrainz: Paul Althouse - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/981c1e79-aa11-437d-b8ae-9ad15478fd7a
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