Carl Christian Leberecht Schmidtgen
Carl Christian Leberecht Schmidtgen (* 1796 in Großerkmannsdorf ; † July 10, 1866 in Greifswald ) was a German singer, conductor and composer.
Life
Schmidtgen first attended the teachers' seminar in Dresden-Friedrichstadt and, at the same time, received vocal training. After his debut in Freiberg in 1814, he was engaged in various theaters. In 1821 he was a chamber singer in Hildburghausen . For three years he worked as theater director at the Stralsund Theater . In 1826 he became music director in Stettin . In 1831 he was musical director of the Krampesche Theatergesellschaft , before he was appointed music director at the Schwerin court theater in 1837 and also director of the court orchestra .
He was married to Johanna , geb. Weiland (* 1814 in Stralsund; † March 30, 1850 in Wiesbaden), one of the greatest dramatic sopranos of her time , whom he met in Stralsund.
Works
- Festival to celebrate Grand Duke Friedrich Franz I on August 10, 1833 (autograph in the music collection of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania State Library , Schwerin)
- Overture to the melodrama Yelva (1836)
- Festive overture for Grand Duchess Alexandrine's birthday . (1838)
literature
- Grete Grewolls: Who was who in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania. The dictionary of persons . Hinstorff Verlag, Rostock 2011, ISBN 978-3-356-01301-6 , p. 8910 .
Web links
- Literature about Carl Christian Leberecht Schmidtgen in the state bibliography MV
- Portrait (with watermark from LBMV) ( Memento from June 30, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Grete Grewolls: Who was who in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania. The dictionary of persons . Hinstorff Verlag, Rostock 2011, ISBN 978-3-356-01301-6 , p. 8909 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmidtgen, Carl Christian Leberecht |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German singer, conductor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1796 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Großerkmannsdorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 1866 |
| Place of death | Greifswald |