Louis Ucko

Louis Ucko ( February 23, 1838 in Schreibendorf , Silesia - June 4, 1897 in Berlin ) was a German opera singer ( tenor ) and theater director .

Life

After he had worked as a hero tenor at outstanding stages, including in Mainz, Stettin, Breslau, but especially in Hamburg (1870 to 1873) and Stuttgart (1871 to 1881) and had always enjoyed great popularity as an artist, he took over the management in 1882 of the Augsburg city theater , which he led unsuccessfully for a year. After that he also worked in Brno and Rotterdam. In 1889 he withdrew completely from stage life and died on June 4, 1897 in Berlin.

His daughter Paula Ucko (1879–1932) was a soprano .

reception

“In his heyday he was described as a singer of excellent means, of good race, fire and temperament, and it was mentioned that he gave his heroes briskly, energetically and everywhere hit the dramatic expression with great force. This artist was a valuable member of any opera ensemble and valued for both his voice and his musical knowledge. "

- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the 19th century . List, Leipzig 1903, p. 1056.

literature

Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the 19th century . List, Leipzig 1903, p. 1056.
Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . 4th, enlarged and updated edition. Volume 7: Suvanny – Zysset. Saur, Munich 2003, ISBN 978-3-598-44088-5 , p. 4797 ( doi : 10.1515 / 9783598440885 , accessed online from De Gruyter ).
Rudolf Vierhaus (ed.): German biographical encyclopedia (DBE). 2nd edition. Volume 10: Thies - Zymalkowski. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-598-25040-8 , p. 146 ( limited preview in the Google book search).

Web links

Louis Ucko in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)

Individual evidence

↑ Max Herre (ed.): The city theater Augsburg. Festschrift for the 50th anniversary by order of the city. Edited by Dr. Max Herre , Augsburg, 1927, self-published by the city of Augsburg, 188 p., With appendix, p. 59. f
^ Paula Ucko in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)

personal data
SURNAME	Ucko, Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German opera singer (tenor) and theater director
DATE OF BIRTH	February 23, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH	Schreibendorf , Silesia
DATE OF DEATH	June 4, 1897
Place of death	Berlin

[1] Max Herre (ed.): The city theater Augsburg. Festschrift for the 50th anniversary by order of the city. Edited by Dr. Max Herre , Augsburg, 1927, self-published by the city of Augsburg, 188 p., With appendix, p. 59. f

[2] Paula Ucko in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)