Adolf Sigmundt

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Adolf Sigmundt (born September 26, 1845 in Ulm , † April 1918 in Stuttgart ) was a German opera singer ( tenor ), composer and singing teacher.

Life

Adolf Sigmundt first studied at the Polytechnic in Stuttgart, but then had his voice trained by Jakob Rauscher (1800–1866). He later moved to Berlin to study with Johannes Ress (1839–1916) and Louise Ress (1843–1908) in Vienna. After completing his training, Adolf Sigmundt initially concentrated solely on concert singing and then in 1874 went to the Geneva Conservatory as a professor . In 1879 he left Geneva and began an operatic career with a job at the Leipzig Opera House , where he made his debut in Gounod's Faust . This was followed by jobs at the city theaters of Bremen and Würzburg and finally in 1884 the call to the Coburg court theater.

“He was particularly valued in the heroic vocal subject in roles such as Tannhauser, Lohengrin, Manrico in 'Troubadour', Lyonel in Flotow's 'Martha', Raoul in Meyerbeer's 'Huguenots' and Eleazar in 'La Juive' from Halevy ”.

In 1892 Adolf Sigmundt ended his career and settled in Stuttgart as a singing teacher. In his last years he began to compose and created a number of songs.

Compositions

  • Eight songs for voice and piano, published by Sulze & Galler in 1918
  • 'Three songs by Jung Werner' from 'Trompeter von Säckingen' by Joseph Victor von Scheffel , for voice and piano op. 1–3 (1901)
  • 'Alles Stille' based on a poem by Julius Rodenberg , for voice and piano op.8 (1901)
  • 'Waldeinsamkeit' based on a poem by Heinrich Leuthold , for voice and piano op.10 (1901)
  • 'Happy Message' based on a poem by Emanuel Geibel , for mixed choir op.16 (1902)
  • 'The bells are ringing' based on a poem by Adolf Böttger , for voice and piano op.17 (1902)
  • 'Flieder' based on a poem by Otto Julius Bierbaum , for voice and piano op.29 (1903)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens (2003): Großes Sängerlexikon . Volume 4, page 4400. Munich: Saur
personal data
SURNAME Sigmundt, Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German opera singer (tenor), composer and singing teacher
DATE OF BIRTH September 26, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH Ulm
DATE OF DEATH April 1918
Place of death Stuttgart