Ludwig Fischer (singer)
Johann Ignaz Ludwig Fischer (born August 18, 1745 in Mainz , † July 10, 1825 in Berlin ) was a German opera singer. He was one of the most famous basses of his time.
Life
Fischer was first a singer in the electoral orchestra and came to the Mannheim court theater in 1767, where he stayed for a long time.
Subsequently in Munich (1778), then engaged at the Vienna National Theater (1779), he sang with extraordinary success in Paris in 1783 , in the capitals of Italy in 1784 , and with his wife took an engagement at the court of the Princes of Thurn and the following year Taxis arrived and finally arrived in 1788, through JF Reichardt's mediation , to the Italian opera in Berlin , where he worked until his retirement (1815). He died in Berlin on July 10, 1825. He belonged to the Freemasons' Association in Vienna (Lodge "Zur Resicherung") and Regensburg (Lodge "Die Growing zu den Drei Schlüsseln") .
Since 1779 Fischer was married to the singer Barbara Strasser (* 1758 in Mannheim ), who retired in 1798. Of the children from this marriage, all of whom went to the stage, Joseph Fischer (* 1780 in Vienna, † 1862 in Mannheim) and Josepha Fischer-Vernier (* 1782, † 1854 in Mannheim) named after their husband Fischer-Vernier called, distinguished by their vocal performances.
meaning
The range of his voice ranged from the low D to the slashed a , what a tremendous amount of notes he knew how to use with uncommon ease, purity and precision. He is still known today for the role of Osmin in The Abduction from the Seraglio , which Mozart quasi “tailor-made” for him in 1782 and which he sang at the premiere in 1782. Salieri was already inspired by Fischer's enormous vocal range a year earlier for his musical comedy Der Rauchfangkehrer and wrote the role of Herr v. Bear. Fischer's star roles were also Axur in Salieri's Axur, re d'Ormus , Osroes in Semiramis and the title role in the opera Brenno by Johann Friedrich Reichardt .
In 1802 the singer composed the drinking song In the deep cellar I sit here .
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Published by Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 260 f.
- Joseph Kürschner : Fischer, Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 78 f.
- Horst Heussner: Fischer, Ludwig Johann Ignaz. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1961, ISBN 3-428-00186-9 , p. 200 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Roland Würtz, Paul Corneilson and Thomas Bauman: Fischer, Ludwig. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
Remarks
- ^ At Eisenberg: Ludwig Franz Josef Fischer .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fischer, Ludwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fischer, Ludwig Franz Josef (full name); Fischer, Johann Ignaz Ludwig (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1745 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mainz |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 1825 |
| Place of death | Berlin |