Johann Baptist Pischek
Johann Baptist Pischek , also Johann Baptist Pišek (born October 14, 1814 in Mscheno ; † February 16, 1873 in Sigmaringen ) was a Bohemian opera singer at the Württemberg court theater .
Life
Johann Pischek was the son of the mayor of Mscheno. He first studied law at the University of Prague before moving to the stage. His first appearance was a failure, so that he had to get by as a piano teacher with poor income. He did not get any support from his father, because he refused the artistic profession. Nevertheless, Pischek practiced singing with great zeal and also pursued general musical studies. From 1838 he worked at the City Theater in Brno , from 1839 at the Theater an der Wien and in Pressburg with ever increasing success. In 1840 he was appointed the first baritone player at the Stadttheater in Frankfurt . Four years later he was given a permanent position as a royal chamber singer at the court theater in Stuttgart . During the duration of his career, the Stuttgart Opera experienced a heyday. According to the contract, Pischek had four months vacation every year, so that he could use this time for touring. He appeared repeatedly in Vienna and London as an opera and lied singer and was able to achieve great success. He retired in 1864 and died in 1873 while visiting his daughter in Sigmaringen. He was buried in Stuttgart at the Fangelsbach cemetery.
His son Johann von Pischek was Minister of the Interior of the Kingdom of Württemberg from 1893 to 1912 .
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literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Pischek, Johann Baptist . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 22nd part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1870, pp. 345–348 ( digitized version ).
- Paul Friedrich von Stälin : Pischek, Johann Baptist . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 26, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, p. 181 f.
- Christa Harten: Pischek (Pišek) Johann. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 8, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 97.
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SURNAME | Pischek, Johann Baptist |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pišek, Johann Baptist |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bohemian-Württemberg opera singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1814 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mscheno |
DATE OF DEATH | February 16, 1873 |
Place of death | Sigmaringen |