Hugo Eigendorff
Hugo Eigendorff (born January 18, 1901 in Hanover , † January 26, 1980 in Altenburg ) was a German theater director and opera singer .
Life
Eigendorff studied singing in Hanover from 1920 to 1924 and was operetta conductor there. From 1924 he was an opera singer in Detmold and had engagements in Göttingen , Gotha and Erfurt . In 1932 Hugo Eigendorff became an assistant director in Hanover. In 1935 he got an engagement at the German National Theater Weimar with Der Freischütz , followed by Parsifal , Der Ring des Nibelungen and many other productions.
In 1943 he was senior director of the opera in Schneidemühl , in 1944 and 1945 senior director of the opera at the German National Theater in Weimar . From May 14, 1945 to 1947 he worked as senior director in Rostock ; together with Willi Bredel he opened the Rostock Theater with the support of the Soviet occupying power with the productions “ Figaro's Wedding ”, “ Othello ” and “ The Flying Dutchman ”. Eigendorff was a guest director at many theaters between 1947 and 1949. From 1948 he was general manager and director of the Bernburg City Theater . 1953 to 1958 he had engagements in Rudolstadt, Greiz, Zittau. From 1958 to 1966 Eigendorff was the head of the artistic office at the Altenburg State Theater .
Hugo Eigendorff was married to the costume designer Anneliese Eigendorff and the soprano Edith Kirmße. He is the father of the German director Renee Eigendorff and the German director Rainer Eigendorff .
Web links
- Theater ticket Die Walküre from the German National Theater Weimar to digitalization in the Thuringian main state archive in Weimar
- Theater ticket for the premiere Antje of the German National Theater Weimar to digitalization in the Thuringian main state archive in Weimar
- Program for the 5th Richard Wagner Festival Week in Detmold in 1939, mentioned under the inventory number MT / 64/2005 City History Museum Leipzig, music and theater history, bequests, Hagedorn collection
Individual evidence
- ^ Thüringer Tageblatt, September 10, 1952: Newspaper review on the new production of Zar and Zimmermann directed by Hugo Eigendorff
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eigendorff, Hugo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theater director and opera singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 26, 1980 |
| Place of death | Altenburg |