Moritz Frauscher
Moritz Frauscher (born August 13, 1859 in Mattighofen , † February 1, 1916 in Vienna ) was an Austrian singer .
Life
Born the son of a notary, Frauscher studied law in Vienna and Graz . During his studies in 1877 he became a member of the Libertas Vienna fraternity . He turned to music, took singing lessons in Vienna and became known as a bassist . He performed in Nuremberg in 1889 , sang at the Ghent City Theater in 1890, at the Bremen City Theater in 1891, at the Wroclaw City Theater in 1893, at the Zurich City Theater in 1894 and at the German Theater in Prague in 1895 . From 1896 to 1899 he was in the ensemble at the Stuttgart Court Theater before he went to the Vienna Court Opera in 1899 and was part of the ensemble there until 1904. He took part in the Bayreuth Festival and toured Germany and Belgium for guest performances . He was also known as an oratorio singer . He was a professor at the Academy for Art in Vienna. The soprano Erika Frauscher was his niece. His grave is in the Mödling cemetery .
literature
- Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . 4th edition, Munich 2003, p. 1551.
- Frauscher, Moritz. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 355.
- Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume II: Artists. Winter, Heidelberg 2018, ISBN 978-3-8253-6813-5 , p. 218.
Web links
- Moritz Frauscher in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frauscher, Moritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mattighofen |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 1, 1916 |
| Place of death | Vienna |