Ludwig Strakosch
Ludwig Strakosch ( November 1, 1855 in Brno - October 14, 1919 in Hamburg ) was an Austrian opera singer ( baritone ).
Life
Ludwig Strakosch, son of a sugar factory owner, first took singing lessons from Therese Stolz in Berlin and Louise Reß in Vienna. He then made his debut in Linz as "Tell". He then sang in Strasbourg, where he performed the "trumpeter" for the very first time under Victor Ernst Nessler . This was followed by stations in Königsberg, the Deutsche Oper in Holland, Breslau in 1891, Hamburg in 1892 and Cologne in 1894. After that he did not accept a permanent engagement, but only worked as a guest until his stage farewell in 1897. Then he moved to Wiesbaden and taught singing there. From 1910 he worked in Hamburg at the singing school that he opened with his wife Irma Strakosch (1860–1931).
His repertoire included "Don Juan", "Dutchman", "Graf" in Figaro , "Wolfram", "Tell", "Heilung", "Rigoletto", "Pizarro" etc. His appearance in Bucharest with Gemma was particularly noteworthy Bellincioni in Carmen , Faust and La traviata .
He also worked as a concert singer and was hailed as Eugen Gura's successor . He was particularly convincing with ballads by Carl Loewe .
student
See also
literature
- U. Harten: Strakosch Ludwig. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 13, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2007–2010, ISBN 978-3-7001-6963-5 , p. 349.
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 1008, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- Ludwig Strakosch at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- Ludwig Strakosch Picture in the Manskopf Collection of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Strakosch, Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian opera singer (baritone) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1855 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brno |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 1919 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |