Julius Malten
Julius Malten ( May 11, 1860 in Paderborn - July 3, 1915 in Berlin ) was a German opera singer ( tenor ) and violinist .
Life
Malten, the son of a mill owner, went to St. Paul in the USA for further training in milling technology . However, there he took up a position as a violinist in an orchestra and when his voice was discovered by chance, he decided to have it trained and to turn to the stage.
He took lessons from Pasquale Brignoli and Madame de Roncourt and made his first appearance in 1886 at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. After working for a year he took up engagement in Basel (1887), came to Lübeck in 1888, where he made his debut as "Tamino", 1890 to Bremen, 1891 to Würzburg (inaugural role "Faust"), 1893 Augsburg (inaugural role "Lohengrin") and joined in 1894 in the association of the Hofbühne in Weimar (inaugural role "Tamino"), where he remained until 1902.
From 1902 to 1904 he was engaged at the City Theater of Lübeck, from 1904 to 1906 at the Theater von Reichenberg, from 1906 to 1907 at the Opera House in Laibach and finally from 1907 to 1908 at the Theater von Czernowitz.
He was also successful as a concert singer. After the end of his stage career, he lived in Berlin.
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 635, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- Julius Malten in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- Julius Malten at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Malten, Julius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (tenor) and violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paderborn |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 3, 1915 |
| Place of death | Berlin |