Anna Grobecker

Anna Grobecker on a caricature by Karl Klietsch , 1869.

Anna Grobecker (born July 27, 1827 in Breslau as Anna Mejo ; † September 27, 1908 in Althofen ) was a German opera and operetta singer ( mezzo-soprano ).

Life

Anna Grobecker, daughter of the opera singers Franz Mejo (1798–1855) and Rosa Mejo-Straub (1798–1860), was one of seven children in this marriage, all of whom embarked on a stage career, including the opera singer Jenny Mejo (1841–1906) .

Grobecker was chosen for a stage career by her parents and already appeared as a child in the Pied Piper of Hameln in her home town. She took lessons from court actor Carl Herbold (1822-1885) and her mother.

The annahof that Grobecker lived in and where she died.

She made her debut in Magdeburg in 1846 as "Philippine" in 100 Years Ago . In 1848 she played in Leipzig and between 1850 and 1858 in Berlin . In 1858 she was approached by Johann Nestroy during a guest performance in Budapest , who wanted her in Vienna at the Carltheater . Anna Grobecker first played at the Treumann Theater , then from 1862 to 1871 at the Carltheater. After retiring from the stage, she moved to Althofen in Carinthia , where she bought a house, today's Annahof (Grobeckerplatz 1). She founded a beautification association here in 1882 and had the gnome fountain built by Leopold Schrödl on Salzburger Platz around 1900 .

Anna Grobecker was a very popular comedian and operetta singer during her lifetime, best known for her trouser roles. In Althofen the Annasteig, the Annaturm and the Annahof remind of the artist, in Vienna the Grobeckergasse in Vienna- Hietzing was named after her in 1955 .

From 1856 she was married to the German actor Philipp Grobecker (1815-1883) for a few years, a second marriage to a Duke della Rocca is said to have not come about because of his early death.

literature

Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 352 ff., ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

Web links

Anna Grobecker in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Anna Grobecker. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-7001-3044-9 .
^ Register of the Schwerin Cathedral Church Book, 1860, No. 241; Leaves for music, theater and art , December 14, 1860, p. 3 ( facsimile ).
^ Peter Bergmann: Althofen in Carinthia. History and stories . Norderstedt 2020, ISBN 978-3-7528-5689-7 , pp. 138 .

personal data
SURNAME	Grobecker, Anna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mejo, Anna (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German opera and operetta singer (mezzo-soprano)
DATE OF BIRTH	July 27, 1827
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wroclaw
DATE OF DEATH	September 27, 1908
Place of death	Althofen

[:0-1] Anna Grobecker. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-7001-3044-9 .

[2] Register of the Schwerin Cathedral Church Book, 1860, No. 241; Leaves for music, theater and art , December 14, 1860, p. 3 ( facsimile ).

[3] Peter Bergmann: Althofen in Carinthia. History and stories . Norderstedt 2020, ISBN 978-3-7528-5689-7 , pp. 138 .