Eugene Goffriller

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Eugen Goffriller (born December 3, 1899 in Bolzano ; † May 20, 1974 in Henndorf am Wallersee ) was an Austrian opera singer ( tenor ), actor and “ Jedermann ” caller.

Eugen Goffriller calls out "Everyone"; Salzburg, 1970

Life

Eugen Goffriller came from a family with roots in South Tyrol and Trentino . His grandparents Valentin Eugen Goffriller and Maria Wild had married in January 1873 in Salzburg . Maria Wild, born in Rosenberg Castle on the Vltava River in 1850 , lived with her mother in Salzburg-Mülln until then. Valentin Eugen was born in Spormaggiore , Trentino in 1847 and is likely to have been the first Goffriller in Salzburg. The first son Angelus was born in Salzburg in 1873, was a builder and architect and lived with his large family alternately in Trentino, Salzburg and Bozen , the home of his wife Emma Koss (* 1880).

Eugen Albert Goffriller was born into this family in 1899 as the first of ten children. As can be seen from the birth announcements of the first seven children, the family lived in Bozen until 1914 , where Eugen Goffriller ran the Kgl. Attended Reform-Gymnasium-Lyceum. From 1916 to March 1917 he was a student at the state trade school in Innsbruck , from where he was drafted into military service. He continued attending school from 1920 to 1921 and became a member of the Innsbruck Theater Association. In 1921 Eugen Goffriller moved to his family in Salzburg: he worked as a draftsman for the telegraph line section in Salzburg, and in 1923/24 as a technician at the Konitzerwerke.

In 1924 Eugen Goffriller changed his profession and studied solo singing at the Mozarteum with Kammersänger Karl Groß. In 1929 he married his childhood sweetheart Paula Wegleitner and had a son with her, Eugen Hans Goffriller. Eugen Goffriller sang on various German and Austrian stages, was a member of the Salzburg Landestheater ensemble and was involved in the Salzburg Festival for more than five decades as a “ Jedermann ” caller .

In 1970 he appeared in the comedy film Come to Vienna, I'll show you something! With.

Engagements

Eugen Goffriller already played smaller roles at the Innsbrucker Theater-Verein, he sang in St. Pölten and Vienna from 1926 : in 1928 he was seen at the Wiener Stadttheater at the Schubert Festival in Das Dreimäderlhaus (with Alfred Piccaver , Hans Hawel and Felix Dombrowsky ) .

The Dreimäderlhaus , standing in the middle: Eugen Goffriller. Stage photo of the Vienna City Theater, 1928

Eugen Goffriller received his first engagement at the St. Pöltner Stadttheater , where he was employed as first tenor in 1928. In the autumn of the same year he moved on to the German Theater in Prague and to Gablonz . His lyric tenor voice brought him as Cavaradossi ( Tosca ), Duke of Mantua ( Rigoletto ), Rodrigo ( Otello ), as Dr. Otto Siedler ( Im Weiße Rößl ) and other roles at the opera houses of Graz, Bielefeld, Bad Oeynhausen , Hagen and the Mecklenburg State Theater in Schwerin .

Theater bill of Graz City Theater, Tosca , June 2, 1933 Eugen Goffriller farewell evening

Anyone

From the beginning of the festival, under the direction of Max Reinhardt , Eugen Goffriller was the “ Jedermann ” caller. The powerful voice was very suitable for the eerie call that is supposed to sound like from the beyond. Eugen Goffriller played this role from 1920 until his death - for 53 seasons he was the caller from the very top. To do this, he took up a position on the “Katz”, a natural platform halfway up the fortress mountain. Eugen Goffriller spoke about this activity on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Salzburg Festival in several interviews.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Come to Vienna, I'll show you something! in the Internet Movie Database .
  2. ↑ Interview in Hörzu , August 15, 1970.
  3. ↑ Schwäbische Zeitung , August 8, 1970.
  4. ↑ Eugen Goffriller, 71, Salzburg “Jedermann” caller is celebrating his 50th anniversary this year. In: Der Spiegel , 35/1973.
personal data
SURNAME Goffriller, Eugene
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian opera singer (tenor)
DATE OF BIRTH December 3, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Bolzano
DATE OF DEATH May 20, 1974
Place of death Henndorf am Wallersee