Max Büttner (singer)
Max Büttner (born March 6, 1859 in Potsdam , † May 30, 1927 in Karlsruhe ) was a German opera singer ( baritone ).
Life
Büttner, the son of a tax inspector, was made aware of his special singing voice by his singing teacher at the Marienstiftsgymnasium in Stettin in autumn 1880 . As a result, Büttner gave up his chemistry studies, which he had already begun, took lessons with Louise Reß and Julius Hey in Berlin, and appeared there for the first time publicly on June 24th as "Zar" in Albert Lortzing's opera Zar und Zimmermann . Since then he has devoted himself entirely to his musical career as a baritone. He found his first engagement at the Princely Theater in Sondershausen , where he stayed for a year. In 1884 he came to the Stadttheater Mainz , then to the court theater in Coburg , where he was the first and sole baritone player until 1901. After a successful guest appearance as "Friedrich von Telramund" in Richard Wagner's Lohengrin and in the role of "Dutchman" in Der Fliegende Holländer , he joined the Association of the Court Theater in Karlsruhe in the same year as Fritz Plank's successor . He was engaged there until 1924.
Contemporary reception
“Singers of the highest musical grade, who at the same time earned him a reputation as an oratorio singer. The warmth of the heart that emanated from him was also convincingly expressed in play and voice. When he left the stage at an old age, the love of the people of Karlsruhe went with him, which was shown once again with his last Hans Sachs - he sang it over a hundred times. "
Awards
- Duke of Saxony-Ernestine House Order Knight II class
- Saxony-Meiningen Cross of Merit for Art and Science
- Saxony-Koburgische Herzog-Ernst-Medal on a green and white ribbon
- Saxony-Coburg silver medal of merit for art and science
- Ducal Saxon anniversary medal
- Schwarzburg-Sondershausen gold medal of merit for art and science
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Max Büttner . In: Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century. Paul List, Leipzig 1903, p. 139 ( daten.digitale-sammlungen.de ).
Web links
- Max Büttner in the Stadtwiki Karlsruhe
- Max Büttner in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- Max Büttner at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon ( mixed there with the composer Max Büttner .)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Büttner, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (baritone) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Potsdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 1927 |
| Place of death | Karlsruhe |