August Karl Hambuch
August Karl Hambuch , also Carl Hambuch , ( 1797 in Berlin - 25 August 1834 in Stuttgart ) was a German opera singer ( tenor ) and violinist .
Life
Hambuch, the son of a musician, was supposed to be a civil servant. He was already used as a choir student in high school. At this time he was already being instructed in playing the violin by the virtuoso chamberlain Conrad Gottlieb Hummrich, as he brought the system with him.
But since his voice developed favorably, he decided to pursue a stage career. He made his debut in Aachen in 1817 (1813?). After being offered a contract in a band, after careful consideration he decided to go on stage. In 1818 he was in Cologne, in 1819 in Düsseldorf and in Vienna.
In 1819 he was offered a lifelong contract at the Hoftheater Stuttgart as the first tenor, with the condition that he would work as a violinist if his singing career should end prematurely.
From Stuttgart he also frequently worked as a guest on other stages. As "Florestan", "Othello", "Masaniello", "Gußmann", but especially as "Blondel" in André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry's Richard Cœur de Lion , in which role he performed the flute solo, he was rightly popular. His memory was so good that he learned every role within eight days and he sang even the most difficult passages flawlessly from the sheet. As early as 1833 he was forced to give up his stage career due to persistent mental illness. He died of a febrile illness on August 25, 1834.
literature
- Joseph Kürschner: Hambuch, August Karl . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 472.
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 390, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- August Karl Hambuch at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
Remarks
- ↑ Hummrich after ADB and operissimo, Eisenberg writes Hommrich
- ↑ 1819 according to ADB, operissimo and Eisenberg write 1820
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hambuch, August Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hambuch, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (tenor) and violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1797 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 25, 1834 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |