Hans Breuer (singer)
Hans Breuer (born April 27, 1868 , according to other sources 1870 in Cologne , † October 11, 1929 in Perchtoldsdorf ) was a German opera singer ( tenor ) and opera director.
Life
The son of the Cologne cathedral sculptor Peter Breuer began a commercial apprenticeship. With Benno Stolzenberg he received his vocal training in Cologne on the advice of the conductor Franz Wüllner . He completed his studies at the Bayreuth School with Julius Kniese and Cosima Wagner .
Breuer made his debut in small roles at the Bayreuth Festival in 1894 . He celebrated his breakthrough in 1896 as a mime in Der Ring des Nibelungen . Until 1914 he worked regularly in this role in Bayreuth, in 1899 also as David in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg .
From 1896 to 1897 he sang at the Breslau Opera House , in 1897 he went on a tour of North America. From 1899 to 1900 he was part of the ensemble of the Metropolitan Opera in New York . His inaugural role here was that of the helmsman in Der Fliegende Holländer . In 1898 and 1900 he made guest appearances at the Covent Garden Opera in London , in 1901 as a mime at the Berlin Court Opera and in the same role in 1906 at the Munich Court Opera .
From 1900 to 1929 he was a member of the Vienna Court Opera (since 1918 State Opera). Here he was seen and heard as Melot in a new production of Tristan und Isolde under the baton of Gustav Mahler in 1903, in 1909 he gave a guest performance as a mime at the Stadttheater Zürich , and in 1910 at the Salzburg Mozart Festival as Monostatos in the Magic Flute . In 1922 and 1925 he appeared as Basilio in Figaro's wedding at the Salzburg Festival .
On October 10, 1919, he staged the world premiere of the opera Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss at the Vienna State Opera. At the Salzburg Festival he also took on several directing duties. In 1922 he directed all four operas listed at the Festival (it was the first year that operas were ever performed here). Breuer later worked as a teacher at the Vienna Conservatory .
Breuer died in Perchtoldsdorf, where he was also buried .
His son Siegfried Breuer (1906–1954) became a well-known actor.
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Hans Breuer . In: Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century. Paul List, Leipzig 1903, p. 127 ( daten.digitale-sammlungen.de ).
Web links
- Hans Breuer at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- Hans Breuer Sound recording from the archives of the Austrian Media Library : ("Story of Mime" from Das Rheingold )
Individual evidence
- ^ Professor Hans Breuer. In: Wiener Zeitung , October 17, 1929, p. 6 (online at ANNO ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Breuer, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (tenor) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 27, 1868 or 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 11, 1929 |
| Place of death | Perchtoldsdorf |