Karl Streitmann
Karl Streitmann ( May 8, 1853 in Vienna - October 29, 1937 there ) was an Austrian theater actor and opera singer ( tenor ).
Life
Streitmann is said to have started studying medicine, but then turned to acting after receiving lessons from Joseph Lewinsky .
His debut was in Pressburg (as "Geßler", "Gringoire" and "Hamlet"), then in Berlin (inaugural role "Franz Moor", August 16, 1878), Bromberg , Thorn and Sigmaringen . Then at the Carltheater in Vienna and in Prague at the Landestheater, where he sang “Jose” in Carmen and “Tamino” in the Magic Flute . In the premiere of the Gypsy Baron he embodied the "Barinkay" and also took part in other operettas. He completed a North American tour: from Southampton he embarked for New York, where he made his debut on September 22, 1889 as a "Gypsy Baron". Stations in Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Washington etc. followed. He also learned English so that on October 26, 1891 he was able to perform with the prima donna Lillian Russel in Madison Square Garden .
His further field of activity took place in the Friedrich-Wilhelmstädtisches Theater in Berlin from 1901 to 1902, again at the Carltheater in Vienna from 1902 to 1905, and he made several guest appearances at the Court Opera in Berlin , the Court Theater in Stuttgart and in Amsterdam.
He died impoverished in Vienna. His honorary grave is located in the urn grove of the Simmering fire hall (Department 6, Ring 3, Group 3, Number 47). In 1955, Streitmanngasse in Vienna- Hietzing was named after him.
Streitmann was married to the actress Louise Übermasser between 1882 and 1884 and from 1904 to the singer Gisela Noë. His sister Rosa Streitmann was also an opera singer (soprano), his aunt was Rosa Csillag .
Filmography
- 1913: Johann Strauss on the beautiful blue Danube
literature
- CM Gruber: Armed man Karl. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 13, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2007–2010, ISBN 978-3-7001-6963-5 , p. 394 f. (Direct links on p. 394 , p. 395 ).
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, pp. 1011 ff., ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Alexander Rausch , Monika Kornberger: Streitmann, siblings. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7001-3067-8 .
Web links
- Karl Streitmann at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- Karl armed man in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Karl Streitmann at The German Early Cinema Database
- Karl Streitmann at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Birth book of the Israelite community in Vienna, tom. B, No. 1471; Streitmann himself and some sources with him gave his year of birth as 1858.
- ^ Karl Streitmann died. In: The day. October 30, 1937, p. 6 , accessed November 24, 2019 .
- ↑ The end of an artist career. In: Salzburger Volksblatt. October 30, 1937, p. 16 , accessed November 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Matrikel Karolinenthal, Okresní správa politická Karlín, signature OSPKAR O, fol. 12. Retrieved November 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Magistrat Wien, Z 6598/04, noted in the marriage book of the Israelite religious community Vienna-Innere Stadt, No. 283/1904.
- ^ Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 1013, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Streitmann, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian theater actor and opera singer (tenor) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1853 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 1937 |
| Place of death | Vienna |