Johann Christian Brandes
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Johann Christian Brandes (born November 15, 1735 in Stettin , † November 10, 1799 in Berlin ) was a German actor and dramatic poet .
Life
Johann Christian Brandes learned the acting profession at the age of 18. He was involved in the Schuch Society, the theater in Munich and the Seyler's troupe . In Dresden he was supposed to organize an electoral Saxon court theater, but in 1779 he went to Seyler at the Mannheim court theater and finally to Hamburg. From 1785 to 1786 he headed the city's theater; In 1788 he left the stage.
As an actor, Brandes was relatively insignificant; he became known for his plays and comedies.
His wife Esther Charlotte Brandes (* 1746 in Prussian-Lithuania ; † May 13, 1786 in Hamburg), née Koch, was one of the best-known actresses of her time, particularly in the melodrama "Ariadne auf Naxos" (after Gerstenberg , with music by Georg Benda ) shone. Her daughter Charlotte Wilhelmine Franziska (* May 21, 1765 in Breslau ; † June 13, 1788 in Hamburg ) was Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's godchild and was usually called Minna. She was a singer and piano composer.
Works
Acting and comedy games
- "Appearances are deceiving" (1767)
- "The inn, or trust, look who!" (1767)
- "The Count of Olsbach" (1768)
- "The ennobled businessman" (1769)
- “Ariadne auf Naxos”, the first German melodrama for which Georg Anton Benda composed the music.
Books
- "Life story" (Berlin 1799–1800, 3 volumes)
literature
- August Förster : Brandes, Johann Christian . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 243 f.
- Kurt Gassen : Brandes, Johann Christian. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1955, ISBN 3-428-00183-4 , p. 521 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Joachim E. Hettler: JC Brandes - vagabond, comedian and acting director . Heidenheimer Verlagsanstalt, Heidenheim 1971
- Gunnar Müller-Waldeck: Brandes, Johann Christian (1735-1799). In: Dirk Alvermann , Nils Jörn (Hrsg.): Biographisches Lexikon für Pommern . Volume 1 (= publications of the Historical Commission for Pomerania. Series V, Volume 48.1). Böhlau Verlag, Cologne Weimar Vienna 2013, ISBN 978-3-412-20936-0 , pp. 41–43.
- Ute Reich Cezeaux: JC Brandes' theatrical amusements in the transition from type comedy to bourgeois stirring piece . Ann Arbor (Michigan) 1983.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Waldemar Diedrich: Ask me about Pomerania. 2nd edition, Gerhard Rautenberg, Leer 1988, ISBN 3-7921-0352-4 , p. 28
Web links
- Works by Johann Christian Brandes at Zeno.org .
- Literature by and about Johann Christian Brandes in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brandes, Johann Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor and playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 15, 1735 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Szczecin |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 10, 1799 |
| Place of death | Berlin |