Josef Höpfl
Josef Höpfl ( February 15, 1853 - December 6, 1926 in Berlin ) was a German opera singer ( baritone ), opera director and dramaturge .
Life
Höpfl, who already worked as an alto in the cathedral church choir, was active in the Bavarian civil service for a short time, during which time he tried his voice in concerts. On June 14, 1898, after his voice had been trained by C. Törsleff on behalf of the artistic director, he made his debut at the Dresden court theater and in the same year was also referred by the artistic director to the city theater in Essen for further stage training. October as "Wolfram" appeared. After working there for a year - exclusively in roles in the first subject - he went to Karlsruhe, where his voice was also widely recognized.
In 1900 the hero baritone, for whose engagement stages from Cologne, Mannheim, Leipzig etc. applied, rejoined the Dresden Court Theater Association, where he initially represented Karl Scheidemantel and Carl Perron and made more and more friends of his art.
After a further engagement at the Breslau Opera House, he was engaged by Max von Schillings in 1915 as dramaturge and senior stage director at the Berlin Court Opera.
His larger roles included "Wolfram", "Fasold", "Kühleborn", "Escamilio", "Tonio", "Valentin", "Heerrufer" etc.
literature
- KJ Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . Unchanged edition. KG Saur, Bern, 1993, first volume A – L, ISBN 3-907820-70-3 , Sp. 1323f.
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Published by Paul List , Leipzig 1903, pp. 440f. ( Text archive - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- Josef Höpfl at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- Entry on Josef Höpfl in Kalliope
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Höpfl, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (baritone), opera director and dramaturge |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1853 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 6, 1926 |
| Place of death | Berlin |