Joseph Rothe
Joseph Rothe (* 1759 in Böhmisch Kamnitz ; † March 18, 1808 in Vienna ) was an Austrian opera singer (bass) and actor .
Life
Rothe worked at the Viennese court theaters from 1785 to 1787 and leased the theater in Brno from 1792 to 1803 . He then moved to the Theater an der Wien . There he played the jailer Rocco at the premiere of Beethoven's opera Fidelio on November 20, 1805, as well as at the two performances of the second version of the opera on March 29 and April 10, 1806.
He last lived "at Vienna No. 7", where he died on March 18, 1808 at the age of only 49 years.
Rothe was married to the singer Clara Rothe (1763-1826), who belonged to the court theater ensemble from 1785 to 1793, then worked in Brno and at the Theater an der Wien.
literature
- Johann Heinrich Friedrich Müller , Theatrical Memories of an Old Castle Actor , ed. by Richard Daunicht, Berlin 1958, p. 174
- Catalog of the portrait collection of the kuk General-Intendanz of the kk Hoftheater. At the same time a biographical guide in the field of theater and music. Second division. Group IV. Wiener Hoftheater , Vienna 1892, p. 344
- Alexander Wheelock Thayer , Ludwig van Beethoven's life , edited in German by Hermann Deiters , Volume 2, 3rd edition, Leipzig 1922, pp. 483, 487, 508
- Willy Hess , Das Fidelio-Buch , Winterthur 1986
Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Rothe, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian opera singer (bass) and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1759 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bohemian Kamnitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 18, 1808 |
| Place of death | Vienna |