Erik Meyer-Helmund

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Erik Meyer-Helmund (St Petersburg, 13 April 1861 - 4 April 1932 in Berlin) was a Berlin-based composer and singer.[1] His song "Flirtation" was recorded by John McCormack, and his "Gute Nacht, mein holdes, süßes Mädchen" by Nicolai Gedda and Fritz Wunderlich. Helen Tretbar translated several of his lieder from German into English.[2]

Selected works[edit]

  • “Die beiden Klingsberg” opera
  • “Der Liebeskampf”, opera
  • “Rubezahl”, ballet
  • “Tischka”, one-act burlesque

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Erik Meyer-Helmund - Music Of Yesterday". musicofyesterday.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Category:Tretbar, Helen D. - IMSLP: Free Sheet Music PDF Download". imslp.org. Retrieved 7 June 2021.