Leopold Lenz
Leopold Jakob Lenz ( July 22, 1804 in Passau - June 19, 1862 in Munich ) was a German opera singer ( bass baritone ) and composer .
Life
Lenz was born in Passau as the son of the electoral police director and Passau chronicler Joseph Lenz and his wife Elisabeth Seigmann. He completed his high school studies and moved to Munich University in 1825 to study law because he wanted to pursue a career as a civil servant. During his studies he was repeatedly made aware of his beautiful bass baritone voice and generally encouraged to devote himself to the stage. It takes a long time before he gave in to the urge and his voice with singing master Josef Staudacher underwent an examination, and since this also persuaded him to turn to the dramatic art, he took singing lessons, enriched his theatrical and musical knowledge, left the academic lecture hall and entered the Munich court theater on January 1, 1826.
The prophecies of the art connoisseurs came true insofar as he became an extraordinarily popular and valued vocalist of the art institute, which he no longer left, and to which he devoted his outstanding artistic power in the most meritorious manner for 30 years, and he counted it during this long time the most popular stage singers in Munich. He retired on May 1, 1855. He died on June 19, 1862 and left a reputation as an extraordinarily dutiful artist.
His achievements as "Tristan", "Rocco" and "Jakob" were remembered for a long time. During his rest time he occupied himself with the training of young talents, as well as with composition. As a song composer in particular, he had made a good name for himself in closer circles.
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literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 594, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- Works by and about Leopold Lenz in the German Digital Library
- Leopold Lenz in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- Leopold Lenz at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lenz, Leopold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lenz, Leopold Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (bass baritone) and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1804 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Passau |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 19, 1862 |
| Place of death | Munich |