Albert Stritt

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Albert Stritt in 1890

Albert Stritt , born as Albert Friedrich Louis Stritzel , (born October 9, 1847 in Königsberg (Prussia) , † February 11, 1908 in Dresden ) was a German actor , opera singer ( hero tenor ) and director .

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Albert Stritt initially took over his father's saddlery business , but then became an actor. He made his debut at the City Theater in Königsberg , where he appeared in small speaking roles. This was followed by his beginner years with engagements in Kiel and Dresden. In 1865 he came back to Königsberg, where he now appeared in the roles of lovers and heroes. In the season 1868/69 he was engaged at the Dresden court theater .

After an engagement in Graz (1869–1871) he worked at the Brno City Theater in the 1871/72 season. From 1872 to 1878 he was a member of the Hoftheater Stuttgart as an actor . In 1877 he appeared as a guest at the Burgtheater Vienna . There he played Hamlet , Don Karlos , Wilhelm Tell and Romeo .

Then he took, u. a. on the advice of the conductor Hans Richter , singing lessons with A. Winternitz in Stuttgart and with Johannes Reß (Ress) in Prague. As a singer he appeared at the Hoftheater Karlsruhe (1879–1881), at the Stadttheater Frankfurt (1881–1886) and at the Metropolitan Opera in New York (debut in the season 1885/86, engaged there until 1888), where in 1886 he played Walther von Stolzing sang the Meistersinger in the first performance . He was then firmly committed to the Stadttheater Hamburg (1886–1890) under the management of Bernhard Pollini . In the 1890/91 season he was a member of the Dresden Court Theater and performed at the New Theater Berlin from 1892–1893. Afterwards he no longer tied himself firmly to a stage and now appeared exclusively as a guest singer. He was a guest a. at the Covent Garden Opera in London, at the Hofoper Vienna (1882) and at the Hofoper Munich (1885). His heroic tenor roles included the title roles in Wagner operas Rienzi , Tannhäuser and Lohengrin also Tristan , Siegmund , Siegfried and Othello by Verdi (in Hamburg).

In 1898/99 he worked as a director at the Vienna Court Opera. From 1901 he was singing professor at the Vienna Conservatory , most recently as a singing teacher in Dresden. In addition to his stage work, he also worked as a concert singer.

Since 1879 he was married to the actress and suffragette Marie Bacon , with whom he had two children. He had lived in Dresden since the 1890s, where he also died.

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personal data
SURNAME Stritt, Albert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stritzel, Albert Friedrich Louis (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and opera singer (tenor)
DATE OF BIRTH October 9, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH Königsberg (Prussia) , East Prussia
DATE OF DEATH February 11, 1908
Place of death Dresden , German Empire