Helena Bliss

Helena Bliss
Bliss in 1949
Born(1917-12-31)December 31, 1917
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedApril 19, 2014(2014-04-19) (aged 96)
OccupationActress
Years active1930s–1959
Spouse
John Tyers
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​
(m. 1947; died 2007)​
Children2

Helena Bliss (December 31, 1917 – April 19, 2014)[1] was an American actress and singer. A talented soprano, she actively performed in musicals, operettas, and operas in the United States, both on stage and on television and radio, from the 1930s through the 1950s. She is best known for her portrayal of Nina Hagerup in the original Broadway production of Robert Wright and George Forrest's Song of Norway. She also appeared successfully in a few productions on London's West End.

Life and career

Helena Bliss was born as Helena Louise Lipp in St. Louis, Missouri on December 31, 1917. Her parents were Albert Lipp and Augusta Clemens. She was educated at Washington University in St. Louis.[2] In 1947 she married actor and singer John Tyers who starred opposite her is several productions and performed with several notable opera companies; including the Metropolitan Opera. He died in 2007 after 60 years of marriage. The couple had two sons together: John and Michael Tyers.[3]

Bliss began her career in the late 1930s singing opera on radio and television. She made her stage debut in November 1939 in the role of Helen in a production of Very Warm for May at the Alvin Theatre.[2] During the early 1940s she appeared in several musical and opera entertainments presented to American troops by the United Service Organizations.[4] In July 1943 she performed the title role in Rudolf Friml's Rose-Marie with the St. Louis Municipal Opera.[5] In 1943-1944 she performed in the final season of Sylvan Levin's Philadelphia Opera Company, where she sang Marguerite in Charles Gounod's Faust, Micaela in Georges Bizet's Carmen, Mimi in Giacomo Puccini's La bohème, and Rosalinde in Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus.[6]

After Levin's opera company folded, Bliss went to California to join the roster of artists at the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera (LACLO). She made her debut with the company in May 1944 as Marianne Beaunoir in Sigmund Romberg's The New Moon opposite Walter Cassel.[7] This was followed in June 1944 by the role of Nina Hagerup in the world premiere of Robert Wright and George Forrest's Song of Norway which adapted its music from works by Edvard Grieg.[8] A triumph with both audience and critics, this production became Bliss' first major success. In late June the show was presented to enthusiastic response by the LACLO's sister organization, the San Francisco Light Opera Company (SFLOC); after which it was transported by the LACLO to New York City. In August 1944 Bliss made her Broadway debut as Nina Hagerup at the Imperial Theatre to enthusiastic reviews.[2][9] The show ran for more than 800 performances,[10] and its cast recording was listed as one of Billboard's most popular releases of March 1945.[11] She later portrayed the role of Countess Louisa Giovanni in the 1952 revival of Song of Norway at the LACLO with Jean Fenn in the part of Nina.[12]

After leaving the New York production of Song of Norway in April 1946,[13] Bliss returned to the California to star in another new production by Wright and Forrest, Gypsy Lady, which utilized music by Victor Herbert. Commissioned by the LACLO, the show was presented successfully both in Los Angeles and at the SFLOC in San Francisco.[14] The production also starred her future husband John Tyers whom she would later marry in June 1947.[15] This show was also exported to Broadway by the LACLO where it opened in September 1946, but it was poorly received by critics, and its run lasted a mere 10 weeks.[16] Bliss, and most of the rest of the Broadway cast, remained with the show when it moved from New York to London's West End the following year.[17] The show was revised somewhat and retitled Romany Love. While the production as a whole received mixed reviews, Bliss's performance was hailed by the London press as a major triumph.[18]

In 1949 Bliss made her debut at the New York City Opera (NYCO) as Claire, the Mulatto Empress, in the world premiere of William Grant Still's Troubled Island.[19] She later returned to the NYCO as Nedda in Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci.[20] In 1951 she toured the United States as Sarah Millick in a production of Noël Coward's Bitter Sweet.[21] She returned to London's West End in 1951-1952 to assume the title role in Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate.[22] She returned to Broadway for the last time as Julie in the 1954 revival of Show Boat; a production which was mounted by the NYCO.[23] She later toured the United States in that role in 1956-1957. In 1959 she starred in Rodgers and Hart's Pal Joey at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey.[24] Other venues and organizations with whom Bliss performed include Forest Park in St. Louis,[2] Grant Park in Chicago,[25] the Hartford Symphony Orchestra,[26] the Jones Beach Theater in New York,[2] and the Pittsburgh Opera.[27] Her only major film work was as Valencienne in the 1955 television production of Franz Lehár's The Merry Widow.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Helena (Bliss) Tyers". San Francisco Chronicle. May 1, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Ian Herbert, ed. (1981). "BLISS, Helena". Who's Who in the Theatre. Vol. 1. Gale Research Company. pp. 72–73. ISSN 0083-9833.
  3. ^ "Alumni - In Memoriam". San Diego State University. February 27, 2008. Archived from the original on May 18, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  4. ^ "Music Notes". The New York Times. February 18, 1943.
  5. ^ "Opera Outdraws Even Baseball's World Champions". Newark Sunday Call. July 11, 1943.
  6. ^ Free Library of Philadelphia: Folder: Philadelphia Opera Company 1938-1944
  7. ^ "'The New Moon' Called Greatest Romberg Opera", Los Angeles Times, May 19, 1944
  8. ^ "'Song of Norway' Triumphs in First Showing", Los Angeles Times, June 13, 1944
  9. ^ "Song of Norway". LIFE Magazine. October 16, 1944. p. 83.
  10. ^ Helena Bliss at the Internet Broadway Database
  11. ^ "Popular Record Releases". Billboard. March 10, 1945. p. 20.
  12. ^ "Drama", Los Angeles Times, May 24, 1952
  13. ^ "Helen Bonfils Set For Stage Return". The New York Times. April 15, 1946.
  14. ^ "Synthetic Operetta Lavish Event", Los Angeles Times, July 23, 1946
  15. ^ "Helena Bliss Married to Stage Actor", Los Angeles Times, June 30, 1947
  16. ^ Bordman, Gerald Martin (2001). American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-513074-4.
  17. ^ Louis Calta (November 23, 1946). "'GYPSY LADY' ENDS RUN HERE TONIGHT; Victor Herbert Operetta to Quit Century After 79 Showings --Will Go On to London". The New York Times.
  18. ^ "LONDON SEES OPERETTA; Helena Bliss Scores in 'Romany Love,' Victor Herbert Work". The New York Times. March 10, 1947.
  19. ^ "CITY OPERA ADDS 7 TO SPRING ROSTER; 5 Tenors and 2 Sopranos Sign for Leads During Season Opening on March 24". The New York Times. March 31, 1949.
  20. ^ "ZAMBRANA IN BOW AT THE CITY CENTER; Young Cuban Artist Is Heard in 'Cavalleria Rusticana' -- Young, Leach on Bill". The New York Times. April 4, 1949.
  21. ^ "Schedules Along the Straw Hat Circuit", The New York Times, June 17, 1951
  22. ^ "Theater Notes", Chicago Tribune, December 2, 1951
  23. ^ Sam Zolotow (May 5, 1954). "CITY LIGHT OPERA WILL BOW TONIGHT; Company Opens With 'Show Boat' -- 'Fledermaus' and 'Carousel' Are Listed". The New York Times.
  24. ^ "Pal Joey Revival Scheduled". The New York Times. September 28, 1959.
  25. ^ "Promising Season in Prospect for Grant Park", Chicago Tribune, June 18, 1944
  26. ^ "Symphony Is Heard In 'Show Boat'", Hartford Courant, February 7, 1955
  27. ^ "Civic Opera Enters Into Fourth Season". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 6, 1949.
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