Karl Wolfgang Unzelmann

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Karl Wolfgang Unzelmann (born December 6, 1786 in Mainz , † March 21, 1843 in Berlin ) was a German actor and singer.

Life

Unzelmann was the son of the actors Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Unzelmann and Friederike Bethmann-Unzelmann . The xylograph Friedrich Unzelmann was his brother.

At the age of 16 Unzelmann made his debut at the Court Theater in Weimar in 1802 . Johann Wolfgang von Goethe had encouraged and encouraged him to take this step. Unzelmann was accepted into the ensemble and remained a member there for almost twenty years. In the course of time he surpassed his father, who, however, was more of an actor than a singer throughout his career.

The focus of Unzelmann's work was undoubtedly in the farce and comedy , and here he gave the best bon vivant on the German stage . In 1821 Unzelmann left Weimar and gave guest performances on the stages in Dresden and Vienna , in which he appeared not only as an actor but also as a baritone . In 1824 he was committed to Berlin, and in 1826 he was appointed director at the court theater in Mannheim . He then went on a longer tour of several major European cities.

One of the greatest successes Unzelmanns was the "Paul" in the opera Swiss family of Joseph Weigl .

When Unzelmann was stuck in a creative crisis because the successes waned somewhat, he committed suicide . He drowned himself in the Tiergarten near Berlin and died at the age of 57 on March 21, 1843.

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SURNAME Unzelmann, Karl Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and singer (baritone)
DATE OF BIRTH December 6, 1786
PLACE OF BIRTH Mainz
DATE OF DEATH March 21, 1843
Place of death Berlin