Friedrich Demmer (singer, 1785)
Friedrich Demmer (* 1785 in Berlin ; † April 15, 1838 in Mariahilf in Vienna ) was an Austrian opera singer (tenor), actor and director and possibly the first Florestan in Beethoven's opera Fidelio .
Life
Friedrich Demmer was a son of Carl Demmer , who worked at the Theater an der Wien from 1804 . Already in 1807/08 a “Mr. Demmer, Sohn “- most likely Friedrich Demmer - to the ensemble of the Theater an der Wien. On May 16, 1814, “Hr. Fr. Demmer ”as Anton in August Wilhelm Iffland's play Die Jäger in the kk Hoftheater.
In the Vienna artist directory of Franz Heinrich Böckh in 1821 he is listed as follows: “Demmer Fridrich [!], Singer in the kk privil. Theater an der Wien. In the theater building at No. 26. “In August 1822, when Count Ferdinand Pálffy von Erdőd merged the Theater an der Wien with the Kärntnertor Theater , Friedrich Demmer and Ignaz von Seyfried formed the music committee of both theaters.
In December 1824, the actor Carl Friedrich Müller published a musical note for the New Years , “ dedicated to his esteemed friend Mr. Friedrich Demmer, director of the kk priv. Theater an der Wien”, which also contains a work by Ludwig van Beethoven : the waltz Es -Dur WoO 84, written on November 21, 1824.
Demmer also worked as a director at the theater in later years. From September 1829 to 1834 he worked as a singer and then until his death as chief director of the kk Hofoperntheater am Kärntnertor .
On April 15, 1838, “Mr. Friedrich Demmer, director in the kk Hoftheater next to the Kärntnerthor, aged 52, to Mariahülf no. 74, on lung addiction ”. In a short obituary, Ignaz Franz Castelli wrote : “Hr. Demmer was a capable actor, a valiant musician and capellmeister, an exemplary director and - a good man. "
In retrospect, Ferdinand von Seyfried described him as a “universal genius”.
literature
- Andrea Harrandt: Demmer, family. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .
- Ludwig von Alvensleben : Biographical pocket book of German stage artists , vol. 2, Leipzig 1837, article "Wilhelm Vogel", p. 88f. and 95 ( digitized version )
- Ferdinand von Seyfried: Review of the theater life in Vienna since the last fifty years , Vienna 1864, pp. 142–145 ( digitized version )
Individual evidence
- ^ Parish St. Josef ob der Laimgrube, Tom. 5, fol. 234, and Tom. 8, fol. 28
- ^ Parish Mariahilf, Tom. V, p. 225
- ↑ Kutsch / Riemens: Large song dictionary . KG Saur, electronic edition of the third, expanded edition, digital library, volume 33, p. 5643. In the Grove, however, Joseph (Friedrich Christian) Demmer is named in this role.
- ↑ Almanac for the Theater 1809 , ed. by August Wilhelm Iffland, Berlin 1809, p. 197
- ^ Wiener Hof-Theater-Taschenbuch for the year 1815 , ed. by Ignaz Franz Castelli, vol. 12, Vienna 1814, p. 59
- ^ Franz Heinrich Böckh, Vienna's living writers, artists and amateurs in the arts , Vienna 1821, p. 366
- ↑ Der Collector , Vol. 14, No. 103 of August 27, 1822, p. 412
- ↑ Alvensleben (1837), p. 88f.
- ^ Wiener Zeitung , No. 89 of April 18, 1838, p. 566
- ↑ General musical indicator , ed. by Ignaz Franz Castelli, vol. 10, no. 19 of May 10, 1838, p. 76
- ↑ Seyfried (1864), p. 142
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Demmer, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian opera singer (tenor), actor and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1785 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 1838 |
| Place of death | Mariahilf near Vienna |