Georg Oeggl
Georg Oeggl (born August 2, 1900 in Innsbruck , † December 17, 1954 in Vienna ) was an Austrian theater actor and opera singer ( baritone ). He achieved national fame primarily as an opera singer, but also as an interpreter of popular songs.
Life
Georg Oeggl began his career as an actor at the Exl stage in Innsbruck before completing his vocal studies with Cairone in Milan. In 1927 he made his debut in Munich.
Oeggl's most important roles were in German opera and Italian operas, especially by his favorite composer Giuseppe Verdi .
In the course of his career, in addition to the Volksoper and Vienna State Opera, he was also engaged in Innsbruck, Munich, Zurich, Coburg and Würzburg.
Oeggl died in 1954 at the height of his work. He collapsed on the way home from a rehearsal on the street. His honorary grave is in the Döblinger Friedhof in Vienna (group 26, row 3, number 10).
A street is named after him in the Bavarian municipality of Bischofswiesen .
literature
- KJ Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . 2. Volume M-Z . Unchanged edition. KG Saur, Bern 1993, ISBN 3-907820-70-3 , Sp. 2154 f.
- Uwe Harten : Oeggl, Georg. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-7001-3046-5 .
- Paul Suter: Georg Oeggl . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 2, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 1341.
Web links
- Georg Oeggl in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- Georg Oeggl at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- Georg Oeggl's appearances at the Vienna State Opera
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oeggl, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian theater actor and opera singer (baritone) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd August 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | innsbruck |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th December 1954 |
| Place of death | Vienna |