Josef Staudigl (singer, 1807)

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Josef Staudigl, lithograph by August Weger

Josef Staudigl (born April 14, 1807 in Wöllersdorf , Lower Austria , † March 28, 1861 in Vienna ) was an Austrian singer ( bass ) and father of the baritone of the same name Josef Staudigl .

Life

Memorial plaque on the house where he was born in Wöllersdorf

Staudigl was the son of a forest official. He attended the grammar school in Wiener Neustadt and played there time and again in the student choir. With effect from November 7, 1816 he was accepted by the Regens Chori in the choir of the collegiate church . Over the years he rose to become a soloist. In 1823 he came to Zwettl Abbey ( Cistercian ) to finish his school days there and to prepare for his entry into the monastery.

On November 1, 1825, Staudigl began his novitiate in the Melk Benedictine Abbey . At the same time he studied music and performed regularly as a singer at church festivals during this time. Over time, however, his doubts about his destiny as a monk grew and with effect from September 13, 1827 he received a dispensation to resign from his order.

In the same year Staudigl went to Vienna to study surgery there; u. a. at the Josephinum with Johann Nepomuk Isfordink . Due to his lack of resources, he began to sing on the side, as he had been noticed with a beautiful voice since childhood. Since he could not make a living with these performances, he applied for the choir of the court opera and was also engaged on September 1, 1828. Since he was able to perform more and more often as a result of his long-term commitment and Johann Rudolf Czernin from and to Chudenitz always brought him to the court theater , he gave up his medical studies.

The director of the Kärntnertor Theater , Louis Duport , also became a supporter of Staudigl. Through Duport he experienced his artistic breakthrough there when he sang Pietro on October 17, 1830. That evening Staudigl made the acquaintance of Giuseppe Ciccimarra . Further successful appearances followed and in 1831 he was awarded the title of court opera singer by Emperor Franz I.

Franz Ignaz von Holbein tried to tie Staudigl to the Burgtheater for a long time and created the post of artistic vice director for him ; for administrative reasons, however, the Upper Chamber Office forbade this post. During this time Staudigl also appeared repeatedly at Tonkünstler-Gesellschaft concerts.

In 1841 Staudigl undertook a very successful tour to London and in 1843 he was able to surpass this success in Birmingham . At the Theater an der Wien , too, he sang his way from success to success; In 1845 he performed several times with Jenny Lind and Johann Baptist Pischek . He gave his last performance on February 18, 1854 as Ruben in Méhuls Joseph and withdrew from the stage. On Palm Sunday 1856 he sang for the last time at the Creation Mass . From then on, he was already troubled by depression . On April 5, 1856, he wanted to represent a colleague in Brno , but could no longer keep this appointment.

Increasingly mentally confused, Staudigl had to be admitted to the state mental institution in 1857 . Colleagues like Alois Ander , Johann Nepomuk Beck or Rosa Czellag visited him occasionally, but soon he no longer recognized them. The hope of recovery was in vain and on March 28, 1861 Staudigl died there on the Schlagfluss . He found his final resting place in the Catholic Matzleinsdorf cemetery. His grave with a life-size monument by Vincenz Pilz is still there today after the cemetery was closed and is located in the grave grove. In 1872 Staudiglgasse in Vienna- Favoriten was named after him. There is a memorial plaque on the house where he was born in Wöllersdorf.

meaning

Josef Staudigl was one of the most important bass players of his time. He had great success on the opera stage, but was even more excellent as an interpreter of songs and as an oratorio singer. He was the preferred singer of the Tyrolean composer Josef Netzer and dedicated some of his songs like "Hakons Lied" or "Lust der Sturmnacht". Staudigl also valued Netzer and said after the premiere of his concert aria 'Weiß und Grün': ​​" Meyerbeer could consider himself lucky to have composed this festival choir, I know your works and I expected a lot, but nothing so great!"

Compositions

Roles (selection)

student

  • Francesco Maria Dalle Aste (1820–1886)

literature

Web links

Commons : Josef Staudigl  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ as a representative of his colleague Siebert
  2. ↑ STAUDIGL EHRENTAFEL ( Memento of the original dated August 2, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in Wöllersdorf  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.woellersdorf-steinabrueckl.at
  3. ^ Bothe for Tyrol and Vorarlberg No. 87, April 15, 1854; to be found in Rudolf Pascher: "Josef Netzer: Composer and Kapellmeister from Zams"; Biography, catalog raisonné and analysis; Self-published, Prutz 2008.
personal data
SURNAME Staudigl, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian bass
DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1807
PLACE OF BIRTH Woellersdorf
DATE OF DEATH March 28, 1861
Place of death Vienna