Franz Himmer
Franz Himmer (born May 12, 1828 in Rausenbruck near Znaim , South Moravia; † December 14, 1899 in Himmelsthür near Hildesheim ) was a German opera singer ( tenor ), theater actor and singing teacher .
Life
Franz grew up as the son of a wine grower, as a pupil of the Benedictine-run Schottengymnasium he studied singing. He was a choirboy with the Scots in the first district of Vienna. After his choir activities, he made his debut as a soloist at the Vienna Court Opera in 1849 and worked as a hero tenor at the court theaters in Dresden , Braunschweig , Darmstadt , Hamburg and other stages. Abroad he was best known as the first Wagner singer in the USA, where he worked from 1863 to 1870.
In 1887 he retired and then worked as a singing teacher . He was a member of the Braunschweig Freemason Lodge Carl zum Crowned Pillar .
From 1861 he was married to the singer Marie Friederici .
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 435, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Franz Himmer press release New York Times December 1899 (English)
Web links
- Franz Himmer at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
Individual evidence
- ↑ Franz Himmer ( Memento of the original from June 15, 2009 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. at operone.de (there with date of birth May 11th )
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| SURNAME | Himmer, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical singer and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 12, 1828 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rausenbruck near Znojmo , South Moravia |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 14, 1899 |
| Place of death | Himmelsthür near Hildesheim |