Ludwig Cramolini (singer)

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Ludwig Cramolini, lithograph by Josef Kriehuber (1800–1876)

Ludwig Joseph Cramolini , actually Ludwig Joseph Kramolin ( March 20, 1805 in Vienna , Austrian Empire - October 28, 1884 in Darmstadt ) was an Austrian opera singer ( tenor ) and director .

Life

On July 20, 1819, he began studying painting at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts , but then switched to music. On 27 February 1824 he made his debut in Vienna in the opera Joconde by Nicolas Isouard and was followed up in 1837 at the Theater Kärntnertor involved. In 1826/27 he was engaged to the opera singer Nanette Schechner , and he also belonged to Franz Schubert's circle of friends . He also met Ludwig van Beethoven several times , whom he first visited in Mödling in 1818 , the last time in February 1827, together with his fiancée. He left extensive memories of both composers.

From 1837 Cramolini worked in Braunschweig , where he enjoyed great popularity and Duke Wilhelm von Braunschweig had him portrayed for his private gallery. In 1841 he became a member of the court theater in Darmstadt , where he again celebrated great triumphs and from February 1858 also worked as an opera director. In 1874 he celebrated his 50th anniversary as an artist and soon afterwards retired.

A letter from Remigius Adrianus Haanen to Cramolini has survived from his time in Darmstadt .

family

Cramolini was a son of the Bohemian painter Johann Baptist Cramolini (December 29, 1776 in Karlsbad - November 21, 1843 in Vienna) from his marriage to Anna Englbert. His brother was the painter Eduard Cramolini (July 16, 1807 in Vienna - October 13, 1881 there).

literature

  • Ludwig Eisenberg : Ludwig Cramolini . In: Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century. Paul List, Leipzig 1903, p. 167 ( daten.digitale-sammlungen.de ).
  • Schubert. The Memories of His Friends , ed. by Otto Erich Deutsch . 2nd Edition. Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig 1983, pp. 300-302
  • Carl Nödl: Franz Schubert and the Cramolini family of artists , Vienna 2001
  • Peter Clive: Beethoven and his World: A Biographical Dictionary , New York: Oxford University Press 2001, p. 79 ( books.google.de )
  • Klaus Martin Kopitz , Rainer Cadenbach (Eds.) A. a .: Beethoven from the point of view of his contemporaries in diaries, letters, poems and memories. Volume 1: Adamberger - Kuffner. Edited by the Beethoven Research Center at the Berlin University of the Arts. Henle, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-87328-120-2 , pp. 191-197.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ludwig Cramolini's death notification. In:  Oesterreichische Kunst-Chronik / Allgemeine Kunst-Chronik. Journal for Art, Applied Arts and Literature / General Art Chronicle. Illustrated magazine for art, applied arts, music and literature / general art chronicle. Illustrated magazine for art, applied arts, music, theater and literature , November 1, 1884, p. 16 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / okc
  2. ↑ Nödl (2001), p. 18
  3. ↑ Remigius Adrianus Haanen to Ludwig Cramolini, Vienna, October 9, 1851: “I informed you of my well-being and expressed my regret that I had not received your first letters including the letter of recommendation from Prince Alexander […] My stay in St. Petersburg has dragged on. It wasn't until June that I broke loose and returned home. I did very good business there and took a lot of orders with me that kept me working all summer long and will keep me busy for a long time. Perhaps I will travel there again in the future because I like the life there very much and offers me many advantages, but I have not yet made a definite decision, as I am reluctant to leave my family for a long time and here, too, jobs accumulate for me every day ". (Antiquariat Inlibris, Vienna. Sale offer May 2014.)
  4. ^ Wiener Zeitung , November 25, 1843, p. 2435
personal data
SURNAME Cramolini, Ludwig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cramolini, Ludwig Joseph (full name); Kramolin, Ludwig Joseph (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian opera singer (tenor) and director
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1805
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna , Austrian Empire
DATE OF DEATH October 28, 1884
Place of death Darmstadt , German Empire