Carl Nebe (singer, 1858)

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Carl Nebe.

Carl Johann Eduard Nebe (born January 3, 1858 in Braunschweig , † February 7, 1908 in Berlin ) was a German opera singer with a bass-baritone voice .

Life

Carl Nebe grew up as the son of the actor Eduard Nebe (1820–1888) in Karlsruhe and, according to his parents' wishes, was to become a banker, but decided on an artistic career. Nebe received training in singing from his father and from Felix Mottl , Wilhelm Sedlmayer and Joseph Staudigl. Nebe made his debut at the Hoftheater Wiesbaden in 1878 and came to the Hoftheater Dessau in 1881 , where he stayed until 1890 and became known for his “fresh, liberating humor” in the role of Buffo . He then went to the renowned court theater in Karlsruhe , where he was involved in the first complete performance of Hector Berlioz's opera Les Troyens under his teacher Felix Mottl in 1890 . From 1900 he worked “at the special request” of Kaiser Wilhelm II at the Berlin Court Opera , where he sang in the 1904 premiere of the opera Der Roland von Berlin ( Ruggiero Leoncavallo ). There he also worked in Fierrabras by Franz Schubert , in Heilmar der Narr by Wilhelm Kienzl and in Der Wald by Ethel Smyth . He showed his interpretations of the Wagner figures of Beckmesser and Alberich on many European stages.

He should not be confused with the bass player of the same name, Carl Nebe (* 1868), who was mainly active as a concert and entertainment singer and who sang numerous records.

literature

  • Ludwig Eisenberg : Carl Nebe . In: Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century. Paul List, Leipzig 1903, p. 711 ( daten.digitale-sammlungen.de ).
  • Richard Valentin Knab: Karl Nebe. In: Badische Biographien , Part VI, Heidelberg 1935, p. 403 f. ( Digitized version ).
  • Nebe, Carl (Johann Eduard), singer, born January 3, 1858 . In: Rudolf Vierhaus (Ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia (DBE) . 2., revised. and extended edition. tape 7 : Menghin – Pötel . De Gruyter / KG Saur, Berlin / Boston / Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-11-094026-8 , pp. 371–372 ( google.de - thinks the opera singer is also the founder of the Nebe Quartet).
  • Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Nebe, Carl. In: Large song dictionary . 3rd expanded edition, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-598-11419-2 , Volume 4, p. 2494 f. (treats both singers of that name).
  • Nebe, Carl: singer at the Dessau Court Opera (1881–1890). Born January 3, 1858 Braunschweig; died February 7, 1908 Berlin. In: Dessau artist lexicon. The theater artists since 1794. (= Between Wörlitz and Mosigkau. Series of publications on the history of the city of Dessau and the surrounding area , Volume 61). Volume 4: N-Sca. Office for Culture, Tourism and Sport, Dessau-Roßlau 2008, p. 482.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Richard Valentin Knab: Karl Nebe. In: Badische Biographien , Part VI, Heidelberg 1935, p. 403 f.
  2. ↑ Kutsch, Riemens: Large singing dictionary
  3. ↑ cf. Nebe, Carl . In: Kutsch, Riemens: Großes Sängerlexikon : Contrary to previous assumptions, there are probably no records at all by the bassist of the Berlin court opera Carl Nebe. All records or cylinders sung about under the name Carl Nebe come from the bass player of the same name, Carl Nebe (* 1868).
personal data
SURNAME Nebe, Carl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nebe, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German opera singer (bass baritone)
DATE OF BIRTH January 3, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Braunschweig
DATE OF DEATH February 7, 1908
Place of death Berlin