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Although gifted in many fields, in his late teens he turned to singing for which he had little natural aptitude. It was his determination to overcome this lack of talent which caused him to dedicate his life to singing. By the time he was twenty-seven he was an outstanding singer and well known as a teacher in Munich. In 1922 he and his wife moved to Berlin, where he became head of vocal studies at the famous Stern'sche Conservatoire and had a large private practice. The Ensemble of the Kroll Opera under Otto Klemperer was placed as a whole in his care. Those who heard its performances still consider its standard of excellence unrivalled. Professor Husler was co-founder of the Nordwestdeutsche Muiskakademie in Detmold together with the professors Wilhelm Maler, Conrad Hansen, Munch Holland and Max Strub. In ten years, at least sixty singers from Husler's class emerged as soloists, many achieving international recognition. In 1961 he and Yvonne Rodd-Marling opened their school in Switzerland under the patronage of Klemperer, von Karajan, Malcolm Sargent and Sir William Glock.
On Husler's death in 1969 Yvonne Rodd-Marling continued with their work. And with the book 'SINGING' - as foundation - she achieved international acclaim, attracting teachers and students from all over the world. She died in September 1982.
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Frederik
Husler was born in UTAH, USA in 1889 and died in
1969 in Switzerland. His father was Swiss by birth,
his mother German, and on her husband's death, when
Frederick was eight, the children were brought to
Munich to be educated.
Yvonne
Rodd-Marling, born in London of diplomatist parents,
was educated mostly abroad. Her interest lay mainly
in music, the liberal arts and medicine. She became
a pupil of Husler in 1937. Realising at once the
value of the method of his teaching, she urged him
to write it all down. He at first refused, convinced
that there was no means of proving why his manner of
handling a voice should give such successful
results. It was not until 1947 that work on this
book began, a task which resulted in their lifelong
collaboration - and which - without her unflagging
determination - could never have been achieved.