Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium — Northwestern Europe

Ernest van Dyck

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 12, 2023

1. Ernest van Dyck Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Hier werd geboren
op 2 april 1861

Ernest van Dyck

Heldentenor en Librettist

(English translation:)

Here was born on April 2, 1861, Ernest van Dyck, dramatic tenor and librettist.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical date for this entry is April 2, 1861.

Location. 51° 13.244′ N, 4° 23.856′ E. Marker is in Antwerpen, Vlaanderen (Flanders). It is on Grote Pieter Potstraat north of Haarstraat, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Grote Pieter Potstraat 5, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen 2000, Belgium. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Benelux Low Countries,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ruihuis (within shouting distance of this marker); Antoon van Dijck (about 120 meters away, measured in a

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direct line); Snoepje Napoleon / Napoleon Candy (about 120 meters away); Willem Ogier (about 150 meters away); De Legende van Lange Wapper (about 150 meters away); Semini (about 150 meters away); Het Steen (about 180 meters away); “Onze Woning” (approx. 0.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Antwerpen.

Also see . . .
1. Ernest van Dyck (Wikipedia).

Overview: Ernest Van Dyck (2 April 1861 – 31 August 1923) was a Belgian dramatic tenor who was closely identified with the Wagnerian repertoire.

(Submitted on May 23, 2023.)

2. Ernest van Dyck - Winterstürme (Pathé version) (YouTube, 3 min.).

Ernest van Dyck’s recordings, fewer than a dozen them, were made for Pathé, Fonotipia and Homophone between 1903 and 1905. Sadly, his visits to the recording studio took place after the voice was in serious decline, making it difficult to gain any real knowledge of the tenor’s vocal artistry. Still, this recorded legacy includes a pair of creator’s discs from Werther and is of tremendous historical importance. Here, van Dyck sings "Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond" (sung in French as "Plus d'hiver")
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 12, 2023

2. Ernest van Dyck Marker - wide view
from Wagner's Die Walküre. This rare recording was made in London for the Pathé label in 1903.

(Submitted on May 23, 2023.)

Opera singer Ernest van Dyck in the role of Lohengrin image. Click for full size.

Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, circa 1895

3. Opera singer Ernest van Dyck in the role of Lohengrin

Plate from Anton Seidl (ed), Fanny Morris Smith, H. E. Krehbiel and H. S. Howard, The Music of the Modern World : Illustrated in the Lives and Works of the Greatest Modern Musicians, New York, D. Appleton and Co., 1895, vol. 1, colored typogravure

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 230 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.