Georg Fritz White
Georg Fritz Weiß (born February 5, 1822 in Ehrenfriedersdorf ; † March 14, 1893 in Niederlößnitz ) was a German opera singer (bass), actor and translator. Further names are Georg Fritz Weiss, Georg Weiss, Georg Weiss, Fritz Weiss and Fritz Weiss.
Live and act
White received during his school days at the Thomas School in Leipzig in St. Thomas Choir singing lessons. In addition to the university study of philology and jurisprudence , he practiced his musical skills at the University Choral Society. Since the winter of 1845/46 he was a member of the Leipzig University Choir of St. Pauli (now the German Choir ). On the occasion of a trip to Dresden in 1849 he met the director of the Dresden court theater, who hired him for small roles and transferred his further vocal training to Barbieri.
Engagements took him to Görlitz, Königsberg, Kassel, Brünn, Stralsund and Rostock; his commitment to St. Petersburg in 1857 failed, whereupon Weiss returned to Dresden. Here he was entrusted with the role of First Speaker for the Magic Flute . At the Dresden court theater he was to remain a member of the ensemble as a royal court opera singer and actor.
Weiß, who became a Freemason in 1865 , retired to Niederlößnitz after his retirement .
In addition to his artistic career, Weiss had always pursued his field of interest in philology. He translated the "Attic Nights" ( Noctes Atticae ) by Aulus Gellius , which appeared in 1875/1876 and for which he was appointed doctor of philosophy at the University of Leipzig. In this context, Weiss also created the “Index Gellianus”. Further translations by late Latin writers followed. After the translation of The Golden Donkey ( Metamorphoses ) by Apuleius of Madauros, he was only able to dictate the “Apology” to his wife. The work was published posthumously in 1894.
Weiß was buried in the Trinity cemetery in Dresden .
Works
- Aulus Gellius : The Attic Nights . 2 volumes, 1875–1876, reprinted by WBG, Darmstadt 1981 (only complete German translation [ digitized ]).
literature
- Hermann Arthur Lier: White, Georg Fritz . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 41, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, pp. 569-571.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Life data in the Saxon Biography
- ↑ According to GND entry.
- ↑ Complete directory of the Pauliner from summer 1822 to summer 1938. Leipzig 1938, p. 19.
- ↑ a b Dresdner Geschichtsblätter, No. 3, 1893, p. 88.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | White, Georg Fritz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | White, Georg; Weiss, Georg; White, Fritz; Weiss, Fritz; Weiss, Georg Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (bass), actor and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1822 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ehrenfriedersdorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 14, 1893 |
| Place of death | Niederloessnitz |