6 de novembro de 2013

Erna Berger -"Lied der Nachtigall"



Lied der Nachtigall" (The nightingale's song) is another classic Franz Grothe composition.
The song was featured in the 1941 biopic "Die schwedische Nachtigall" which focused on the romance between Swedish singer Jenny Lind and Hans-Christian Andersen. Lind was played by the popular Ilse Werner. Great German soprano Erna Berger dubbed Werner's singing voice in the movie.
Hans-Christian Andersen was played by Joachim Gottschalk. It was the latter's last movie. Gottschalk, his wife Meta Wolff and their son committed suicide in 1941 after Gottschalk had come under increased pressure to divorce his Jewish wife. The collective suicide shocked the movie crowd. It was forbidden to openly talk about the Gottschalk case and friends and famous colleagues were ordered to stay away from the funeral. One of the few to ignore the order was actress Brigitte Horney - a frequent co-star and close friend of Gottschalk.
"Die schwedische Nachtigall" was a successful movie not only in Germany but also abroad. In France "Die schwedische Nachtigall" was called "Jenny Lind - Le Rossignol Suédois". The song "Lied der Nachtigall" became "La chanson du rossignol". It was recorded by the soprano Annie Rozane and Annie Bernard.
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