Johann Ernst Duration
Johann Ernst Dauer ( 1746 in Hildburghausen - 27 September 1812 in Vienna ) was a German theater actor and opera singer ( tenor ).
Life
Duration worked at the Hofburgtheater from 1779 to 1812 - mostly as an actor, according to the customs of the time, but also as an opera singer, especially in the buffo field. On July 16, 1782, he embodied the figure of Pedrillo at the world premiere of Mozart's Singspiel Die Entführung aus dem Serail .
He was married to his colleague Henriette Dauer-von Etzdorf (1758–1843), from whom he was divorced in 1795.
literature
- Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . 4th, expanded and updated edition, Munich: KG Saur , 2003, Volume 2, p. 1020, ISBN 3-598-11598-9
- Michael Lorenz , "The research project" WA Mozart and his Viennese environment ": Mozart research in Vienna at the beginning of the 21st century" , Vienna 2013
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| SURNAME | Duration, Johann Ernst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theater actor and opera singer (tenor) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1746 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hildburghausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 1812 |
| Place of death | Vienna |