Aloys Dobler

Joseph Aloys Dobler , also Joseph Alois Dobler and Josef Alois Dobler , ( November 17, 1796 in Gebrazhofen - September 6, 1841 in Stuttgart ) was a German opera singer ( bass ).

Life

Dobler, the son of a school teacher, received singing and piano lessons from his father. His musical talent was shown and he came to Das Domstift Konstanz as a choir student. Here his wonderful soprano and his ability to read from sight caused a stir. In Constance he attended grammar school until 1813. Then he wanted to study theology.

In Ellwangen his voice, which had meanwhile developed into a powerful bass, was even more noticeable. They tried to persuade him to develop his voice, and so the desire arose to give in to it. No sooner had the seminary started than he secretly left it and fled to Vienna. Without funds, he snuck into performances at the Kärntnerthortheater, where he got intoxicated by the triumphs of Franz Wild and Joseph Weigl . The latter took care of him and arranged for his engagement as a choir player at the court theater in 1814. There he was soon entrusted with bass solo parts due to his outstanding voice.

Weigl then got him an engagement at the newly built theater in Linz. There he made his debut as "Alidor" in Cinderella . In 1819 he married the singer Marie Becker (died 1834 in Stuttgart). In 1820 he left Linz and went to Frankfurt am Main. From there he also worked as a guest in Mainz, Stuttgart, Wiesbaden, Berlin etc. (1825). In London he appeared 32 times in the German opera (1833) and roused the English audience to stormy applause.

In 1834 he accepted his last engagement at the Stuttgart court theater before his death. There he was awarded the title of "Württemberg Chamberlain". He died due to illness from an incurable narrowing of the stomach throat.

Dobler, actually self-taught, owed most of his success to his tireless diligence. His most important roles included "Sarastro", "Pietro" ( The Mute ), "Mephistopheles", "Tell", "Azur", "Tsar", "Osmin" ( kidnapping ) and many other roles.

literature

Joseph Kürschner: Dobler, Aloys . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 270 f.
Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, pp. 203 f., ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

Web links

Aloys Dobler in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
Aloys Dobler at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
Aloys Dobler in the Carl Maria von Weber Complete Edition

personal data
SURNAME	Dobler, Aloys
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Dobler, Joseph Aloys (full name); Dobler, Joseph Alois; Dobler, Josef Alois
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German opera singer (bass)
DATE OF BIRTH	November 17, 1796
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gebrazhofen
DATE OF DEATH	September 6, 1841
Place of death	Stuttgart