Carl Weinmüller
Carl Friedrich Clemens Weinmüller (also Weinmiller) (born November 8, 1764 in Dillingen an der Donau , † March 16, 1828 in Vienna ) was a German-Austrian bass and theater director .
Life
Weinmüller joined a traveling troupe in 1783 that played in Wiener Neustadt , St. Pölten , Haimburg and other small towns. In 1788 he went to Ofen and Pest, where he was the first bass player and opera director.
On November 6, 1796, he first stepped onto the Viennese court stage in the character of the pharmacist Stößel in Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf's Singspiel Doktor und Apotheker and, together with his wife, was engaged for the imperial opera. He was soon regarded as one of the most important bass players in Austria and also had considerable talent for acting. From July 11, 1798 until his death, he was also a member of the imperial court orchestra .
In addition, he also liked to appear as a concert singer, for example at the so-called academies of Joseph Haydn . His vocal range ranged from D to f ′ at the height of his career.
In recognition of his numerous services, he received the Citizens' Diploma of the City of Vienna in 1810.
Of musical historical importance is the fact that in 1814 - together with Ignaz Saal and Johann Michael Vogl - he chose Beethoven's largely forgotten opera Fidelio for a benefit performance and thus encouraged the composer to fundamentally revise the work. This third, final version was performed for the first time on May 23, 1814 in the Theater am Kärntnertor .
Weinmüller retired on November 30, 1821. He last lived at Ledererhof No. 337, near the Old Town Hall , where he died on March 16, 1828, “of hardening of the liver”. The statement found in many encyclopedias that he died in Oberdöbling near Vienna is obviously wrong.
family
His wife was Aloisia Weinmüller born. Moerisch (1761–1852), who only worked at the Viennese court theaters from 1796 to 1798.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Weinmiller, Karl Friedrich Clemens . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 54th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1886, pp. 54–56 ( digitized version ).
- Catalog of the portrait collection of the kuk General-Intendanz of the kk Hoftheater. At the same time a biographical guide in the field of theater and music. Second division. Group IV. Wiener Hoftheater , Vienna 1892, p. 346.
- Heinrich Welti: Weinmüller, Karl Friedrich Clemens . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 41, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 512 f.
- Alexander Wheelock Thayer : Ludwig van Beethoven's life , edited in German by Hermann Deiters , Volume 3, Leipzig 1917.
- Willy Hess : Das Fidelio-Buch , Winterthur 1986.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ludwig Ritter von Köchel: Die Kaiserliche Hof-Musikkapelle in Vienna from 1543 to 1867 , Vienna 1869, p. 96 ( digitized in the Google book search).
- ↑ Court and State Schematism of the Austrian Empire , Vienna 1827, Part 1, p. 109 ( digitized in the Google book search).
- ^ Wiener Zeitung , No. 70 of March 24, 1828, p. 319 ( online )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weinmüller, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weinmüller, Carl Friedrich Clemens (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Austrian bass player and theater director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1764 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dillingen on the Danube |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 16, 1828 |
| Place of death | Vienna |