Joseph Schmidt (1904-1942)

[Max]

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Below is a link to an excellent radio doc on Joseph Schmidt the tenor of the 1930s Germany [A Star Fell from Heaven etc]
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/intothemusic/
Pity he was a Jew? No problem.
He was also a favorite of Joseph [I-decide-who's-Jewish] Goebbels who offered Schmidt honarary Aryanship - [declined]**
** For another perspective on this, read http://www.operanostalgia.be/html/Schmidt2.html

Look for A Star Fell - Remembering Joseph Schmidt

Joseph Schmidt was a tenor who lived in the first half of the twentieth century, whose glorious sound and way with a song made him a hugely popular radio star and recording artist; he was also the first singer the Nazis banned from Berlin radio. In this moving account of his life, we hear the songs immortalised by Joseph Schmidt's voice, as producer Natalie Kestecher searches the archives and the recollections of those old enough to remember.

Hope you enjoy this as much as I did.
Bests
Max

[DerSchellackOffizier]

Nice to see, that you're obviously such a keen admirer of this great singer! ; )

[camaysar]

The great Joseph Schmidt (because of his diminutive stature he was sometimes called "The Pocket Caruso") was referred to in oblique fashion in the 1933 film "Hans Westmar". In the Berlin nightclub scene, a poster can be seen on the wall as the camera pans across: "Ein Jude geht um die Welt", a sly reference to one of Schmidt's greatest hits: "Ein Lied geht um die Welt"!