Franz von Milde

Franz Ludwig Hermann von Milde (born March 4, 1855 in Weimar ; † December 6, 1929 in Munich ) was a German singer ( baritone ) and singing professor.

Life

Franz von Milde was a son of the married couple Hans Feodor and Rosa von Milde, born. Agthe . Like his brother Rudolf , he was initially trained mainly by his mother. In 1876 he made his debut at the Weimar Court Theater. From 1878 to 1906 he was a member of the ensemble at the Hoftheater in Hanover . His roles included Valentin in Gounod's Faust , Wolfram in Tannhauser and the Count in the Marriage of Figaro . Franz von Milde, who had already given singing lessons in Hanover in addition to his work as an opera singer, became a professor at the Academy of Music in Munich in 1906 . He taught there until 1926. In 1918, he published the book An ideales Künstlerehepaar. Rosa and Feodor von Milde. Your art and your time .

Franz von Milde was the best man at Bernhard Stavenhagen's wedding with Agnes Denninghoff ; Stavenhagen is said to have responded to the pastor's words "And gentleness should live with you in the house" with the whispered remark that this is going too far.

Student (selection)

Emil Borgmann

literature

Milde, Franz von , in: Großes Sängerlexikon , 2000, pp. 16549f.

Web links

Franz von Milde in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
Franz von Milde at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
Christian Fastl: Mildness, family. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-7001-3045-7 .

Individual evidence

^ Rudolf Vierhaus (ed.), German biographical encyclopedia , 2nd edition, Saur Verlag, Munich 2007, volume 8: Menghin – Pötel, ISBN 978-3-598-25037-8 , p. 106
^ Gerhard Kohlweyer, Agnes Stavenhagen - Weimar Primadonna between Johannes Brahms and Richard Strauss , Weimarer Taschenbuch Verlag 2007, ISBN 978-3937939018 , p. 110

personal data
SURNAME	Milde, Franz von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Milde, Franz Ludwig Hermann von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German singer (baritone) and singing professor
DATE OF BIRTH	March 4, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH	Weimar
DATE OF DEATH	December 6, 1929
Place of death	Munich

[1] Rudolf Vierhaus (ed.), German biographical encyclopedia , 2nd edition, Saur Verlag, Munich 2007, volume 8: Menghin – Pötel, ISBN 978-3-598-25037-8 , p. 106

[2] Gerhard Kohlweyer, Agnes Stavenhagen - Weimar Primadonna between Johannes Brahms and Richard Strauss , Weimarer Taschenbuch Verlag 2007, ISBN 978-3937939018 , p. 110