Franz Gruber (singer, 1882)
Franz Gruber (* 1882 in Munich ; † 1932 there ) was a German opera and operetta singer ( tenor ).
Life
Gruber trained as an actor in his native Munich, before making his debut at the Munich Volkstheater in 1900 . This was followed by vocal studies, some of which he completed with his father, and from 1901 to 1902 an engagement at the Thalia Theater in Saarbrücken .
In 1902 he made his debut as a singer at the Stadttheater Regensburg and in 1903 he was engaged at the Theater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich , where he was primarily successful as an operetta singer. At the same time he continued to work on the training of his voice and was engaged in 1915 at the Bavarian Court Opera in Munich , where he made his debut as Manrico in Verdi's Il trovatore .
On March 28, 1916 he sang the role of Alfonso in the world premiere of the opera Violanta by Erich Wolfgang Korngold and the role of Florian in the simultaneous world premiere of Korngold's Der Ring des Polykrates . At this theater Gruber also sang Hoffmann in Hoffmann's Tales , Don José in Bizet's Carmen and the role of Pedro in Tiefland by Eugen d'Albert, and on June 5, 1918 he took part in the world premiere of Theophano by Paul Graener .
Gruber moved in 1921 to the State Theater Dessau , where he was a heroic tenor in roles such as Lohengrin , Siegmund , Siegfried or Kaiser in Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss was heard.
From 1924 to 1926 he worked at the State Opera in Hanover , appeared several times as a guest at the Vienna State Opera between 1927 and 1929 and completed a tour of Holland in 1932 after guest appearances at various stages in Germany.
Franz Gruber ended his long career at the Nuremberg City Theater , of which he was a member from 1926 until he left the stage in 1932.
Repertoire (selection)
Opera
- Konrad in " Hans Heiling " by Heinrich Marschner
- Knight Hugo von Ringstetten in " Undine " by Albert Lortzing
- Gomez in “ The Night Camp of Granada ” by Conradin Kreutzer
- Glad and box in “ Das Rheingold ” by Richard Wagner
- Aegisth in " Elektra " by Richard Strauss
operetta
- Paris in “ The beautiful Helena ” by Jacques Offenbach
- Sándor Barinkay in “ Der Zigeunerbaron ” by Johann Strauss
- Symon Rymanowicz in " The Begging Student " by Carl Millöcker
- Camille de Rosillon in " The Merry Widow " by Franz Lehár
- Armand Brissard in " The Count of Luxembourg " by Franz Lehár
Web links
- Franz Gruber in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Franz Gruber at forgottenoperasingers.blogspot.com (English) , accessed on July 8, 2018
- ^ Franz Gruber at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gruber, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera and operetta singer (tenor) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1932 |
| Place of death | Munich |