Leo Pasetti
Leo Pasetti (born March 17, 1889 in St. Petersburg , † January 24, 1937 in Munich ) was a German set designer .
Leo Pasetti was born in St. Petersburg as the son of the Russian court photographer Anacleto Pasetti . He began his career as an outfitter for the Munich cabaret Die Elf Scharfrichter . From here he moved to the Münchner Kammerspiele . From 1920 he was equipment director of the Bavarian State Theater . He stayed in this position until his death in January 1937. He has also worked for many other theaters, above all for the Berlin State Opera . His grave is in the Munich North Cemetery .
Pasetti was first married to the painter Ingeborg Hartmann (1891-1965), a daughter of the painter Karl Hartmann , with whom he had their son Peter Pasetti ; his second marriage was to the Dutch soprano Elisabeth Ohms .
literature
- Rolf Badenhausen : Leo Pasetti in memory (* March 17, 1882, † January 23, 1937) . In: The stage. Journal for the design of the German theater , issue 5 of March 1, 1937, pp. 111–113; also in: Deutsches Bühnenjahrbuch , vol. 49/1938, pp. 117f. and panel part.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Deviating from the tombstone, several reference works and the obituary by Rolf Badenhausen state 1882 as the year of birth.
- ↑ knerger.de: The grave of Leo Pasetti
- ^ Paul S. Ulrich: Biographical Directory for Theater, Dance and Music , Volume 2, Berlin Verlag, Berlin 1997, p. 1390.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pasetti, Leo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German set designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Petersburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 24, 1937 |
| Place of death | Munich |