Fritz Sturmfels
Fritz Sturmfels (born November 13, 1872 in Munich , † August 6, 1913 in Tegernsee ) was a German operetta singer with a tenor voice .
Life
Fritz Sturmfels received his vocal training in Munich. After his first engagement in Hamburg , he came to the Stadttheater Leipzig in 1903 , where he rose to be a celebrated stage star.
In 1912/13 he and his wife, the singer Aenny Untucht, went on a tour of North America .
During a sailing excursion with Leo Slezak and Robert Volkner , Sturmfels drowned in Lake Tegernsee when the boat capsized due to bad weather.
literature
- Deutsches Theater-Lexikon , Volume 4. KG Saur Verlag , Bern and Munich 1998, p. 2464.
- Siegmund Kaznelson : Jews in the German cultural area . Jüdischer Verlag, Berlin 1969, p. 188.
Web links
- When the lake brought the singer Sturmfels . In: Tegernseer Tal, issue 159, edition 2014 / I.
proof
- ↑ According to the German Theater Lexicon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sturmfels, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German operetta singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 6, 1913 |
| Place of death | Tegernsee |