Josef Valentin Adamberger

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Josef Valentin Adamberger

Josef Valentin Adamberger , also Valentino Adamonti (born July 6, 1743 in Munich , † August 24, 1804 in Vienna ) was a German opera singer ( tenor ), theater actor , composer and singing teacher .

Life

In 1758 he completed his high school studies at the Jesuit grammar school in Munich .

As a young man, as a student of Johann Walleshauser , he entered the service of Duke Clement of Bavaria in 1760 . After three years of service, he was able to be accepted into the electoral chapel. But he was forced to discard his name and be entered in the lists as Adamont.

Despite his ability, he had to be content with an extremely low salary, which was not increased when he asked for a small allowance after ten years of service.

In 1776 he took leave to travel to Italy and have his voice trained there. He extended the trip, albeit without having received permission from a higher authority, and went to London. However, this was known in Munich, and when he returned in 1777 to start work again, this unauthorized trip to England was used as an excuse and he was dismissed.

He then turned to Vienna, where he made his debut in 1779 as Astrubal in Persecuted Unknowns at the court theater next to the Kärntnertor . His voice was applauded and he was hired. He also sang at the Freihaustheater auf der Wieden and the Burgtheater .

In Vienna in 1784 he joined the Freemason lodge Zur neuekrönten Hoffnung .

His singing skills even impressed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , who wrote some pieces especially for him, including the arias Per pietà, non ricercate (KV 420) and Misero! o sogno! / Aura, che intorno (KV 425b).

In 1782 Adamberger was the first to play Belmonte in Mozart's Abduction from the Seraglio and in 1786 the first Herr Vogelsang in Mozart's theater director .

He was the first tenor at this court institute until 1798, when he was retired. Adamberger did not step onto the stage at all, but only dealt with the training of young singers.

He was married to Anna Marie Nanny Adamberger , an Austrian comedy actress. Both daughter's was Antonie Adamberger , the bride of Theodor Körner and later wife of the archaeologist Joseph von Arneth .

reception

What was praised about his voice, which was not too wide, was above all the sympathetic expression, the feeling and the soul. But his acting as an actor was also described as excellent after the unanimous praise of the time. His pleasant, artistic tenor brought him great and unconditional successes during his brief stage activity, and he was also accepted into the Imperial Court Gallery.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Max Leitschuh: The matriculations of the upper classes of the Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich . 4 volumes. Munich 1970–1976, Volume 3, p. 70.
  2. ^ Ludwig Eisenberg : Josef Valentin Adamberger . In: Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century. Paul List, Leipzig 1903, p. 15 ( daten.digitale-sammlungen.de ).

Remarks

  1. ↑ According to other information: February 22, 1740 in Rohr in Lower Bavaria , see
    Thomas Bauman, Paul Corneilson:  Adamberger, (Josef) Valentin. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
    Uwe Harten : Adamberger, family. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .
personal data
SURNAME Adamberger, Josef Valentin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Adamonti, Valentino
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German opera singer (tenor), theater actor, composer and singing teacher
DATE OF BIRTH July 6, 1743
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH August 24, 1804
Place of death Vienna