Horst Euler
Horst Euler (born April 23, 1910 in Bensheim ; † February 28, 1980 in Würzburg ) was a German opera singer ( baritone ) and singing teacher.
Life
Horst Euler was a son of Karl Euler († 1933) and a grandson of the Bensheim paper manufacturer Wilhelm Euler . His brother was the archivist and genealogist Friedrich Wilhelm Euler .
Euler studied art history , theater studies and singing in Munich, where he became a member of the Corps Vitruvia. As a singer he later received engagements in Augsburg and Cologne , from 1939 as a lyrical baritone at the Kassel State Theater . The roles he sang there included that of Papageno in the opera Die Zauberflöte , Figaro in the opera The Barber of Seville and Wolfram von Eschenbach in the opera Tannhäuser and the Sängerkrieg in Wartburg . In 1968 Euler withdrew from the stage; he took over the management of the opera class at the Kassel Music Academy and was most recently professor of singing and language education at the Bavarian State Conservatory in Würzburg.
literature
- Kasseler Zeitung of March 3, 1980.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christine Will: History of the Euler Family . In: Bergsträßer Anzeiger from February 13, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Euler, Horst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (baritone) and singing teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bensheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 28, 1980 |
| Place of death | kassel |