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Joseph Sucher (born November 23, 1843 in Döbör (Doiber) ( St. Gotthardt District , Eisenburg County , Hungary), † April 4, 1908 in Berlin ) was an Austrian composer , conductor and conductor .
Life
Joseph Sucher received his first music lessons in Vienna as a choirboy of the imperial court orchestra, later studied law, but finally devoted himself entirely to music and, after completing a thorough study of composition, took over the direction of the Vienna Academic Choral Society under the direction of Sechters . He was then a répétiteur at the Court Opera in Vienna.
After he had also temporarily acted as Kapellmeister of the Komische Oper , in 1876 he accepted an appointment as theater conductor at the Leipzig Opera , where he made a great contribution to the performance of Wagner's musical dramas. In the following year he married the singer Rosa Hasselbeck , one of the leading artists at the Leipzig Opera. In 1879 both were appointed to the Hamburg City Theater , and in 1888 to the Berlin Opera House .
Joseph Sucher retired in 1899. He died on April 4, 1908 at the age of 64 in Berlin and was buried in the local St. Hedwig cemetery on Liesenstrasse . The tomb has not been preserved.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Sucher, Joseph . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 40th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1880, pp. 266–269 ( digitized version ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende: Lexicon of Berlin tombs . Haude & Spener, Berlin 2006. p. 56.
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| SURNAME | Seeker, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sankt Martin an der Raab , Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 4, 1908 |
| Place of death | Berlin |