Heinrich Behr (actor)
Heinrich Behr (born June 2, 1821 in Rostock , † March 13, 1897 in Leipzig ) was a German theater actor , singer ( bass ), theater director and director .
Life
Behr was supposed to be a sculptor, but took lessons from Eduard Mantius and dramatic lessons from Emil Franz . He began his career in 1843 at the Court Theater in Berlin, where he was engaged on the recommendation of Giacomo Meyerbeer and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy . In 1846 he came to Leipzig, where he worked as a singer and actor until 1858. He then worked as a director in Rostock, Bremen, Mainz, Cologne, Rotterdam, Leipzig (where he was a director of the conservatory for ten years ), at the Viktoriatheater in Berlin and Cologne, whereupon he withdrew completely into private life. He was a member of the Berlin Masonic Lodge Zum Goldenen Pflug .
As a singer he was a popular bass buffo and bass baritone and as an actor he was excellent in character roles.
Through his marriage to Ottilie Benedix, he became Hugo Benedix's brother-in-law .
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century. Verlag von Paul List, Leipzig 1903, p. 79 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Hermann Arthur Lier: Behr, Heinrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 46, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1902, p. 336 f.
Web links
- Heinrich Behr at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Behr, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theater actor, singer (bass), theater director and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1821 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rostock |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 1897 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |