Carl Schlottmann
Carl Gerhard Heinrich Schlottmann (born November 26, 1901 in Berlin ; † May 30, 1967 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) was a German opera singer ( bass ).
Life
Schlottmann studied law at the Friedrich Wilhelms University in his hometown and successfully completed this course with a doctorate . Parallel to his studies he was a student at the Berlin Music Academy (vocal training).
In 1933 Schlottmann made his debut as a bass baritone at the Stadttheater in Cottbus with some success . Then he had engagements at the theaters in Mannheim and Erfurt . In 1937 he joined the NSDAP (No. 5.662.615). From 1939 he was at the Brno City Theater and head of the Imperial Theater Chamber of the "Gau" Bohemia-Moravia.
After the turning point of the Second World War he was able to build on his old successes and came to the theater in Meiningen . For DEFA he played the gods Zeus in the short film Prometheus . Later he came to the German National Theater in Weimar .
Between 1956 and 1958 Schlottmann was a member of the city theater in Freiburg i. Br. Afterwards he had no more permanent engagements, but only gave individual guest performances or singing evenings.
Recordings
- Part of Kuno in: Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber , recording with the orchestra of the Reichssender Berlin.
- Alfred P. Doolittle in: Scenes from My Fair Lady - Members of the Original Hamburg Ensemble. Metronome-LP HLP 10010.
Roles (selection)
Schlottmann was best known for his bass and baritone roles in Wagner operas .
- Sarastro - The Magic Flute ( Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart )
- A Police Commissioner - Der Rosenkavalier ( Richard Strauss )
- Heinrich, the Vogler - Lohengrin ( Richard Wagner )
- Wotan - Das Rheingold (Richard Wagner)
- Hunding - The Valkyrie (Richard Wagner)
- Veit Pogner - The Mastersingers of Nuremberg (Richard Wagner)
Filmography
literature
- Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large Singer Lexicon , Vol. 4 . 4th enlarged edition. Saur, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-598-11598-9 .
- [Article] Carl Schlottmann . In: German Biographical Encyclopedia , Vol. 8 . Saur, Munich 1998, p. 687
Footnotes
- ↑ Birth register StA Berlin I / II, No. 988/1901
- ↑ Death register StA Freiburg im Breisgau, No. 1177/1967
- ^ A b Ernst Klee : The cultural lexicon for the Third Reich. Who was what before and after 1945. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-10-039326-5 , p. 526.
- ↑ Meininger Actors and the Film, page 23 ( Memento of the original from July 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 321 kB)
- ↑ The emperor's new clothes
- ↑ Opera discography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schlottmann, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schlottmann, Carl Gerhard Heinrich (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (bass) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 1967 |
| Place of death | Freiburg in Breisgau |