Otto Drewes
Otto Drewes ( July 24, 1845 in Rostock - January 21, 1910 in Schwerin ) was a German opera singer ( bass ).
Life
Drewes' father was a cantor at the Marienkirche in Rostock. As a senior high school student, he took part in oratorios in his hometown. In 1866 he entered the Grand Ducal Theater in Schwerin as an apprentice and was trained by the chamber singer Wilhelm Hintze . He made his debut as a “hermit” in the Freischütz (in concert?), Although his actual debut was that of the “officer” in Astorga . In 1868 he moved to Braunschweig, only to return to Schwerin in 1872. There he made his debut as “St. Bris ”in Huguenots .
On September 16, 1897 he celebrated his 25th anniversary with the company.
He had the title of "Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Chamber Singer" and was the recipient of the " Grand Ducal Mecklenburg-Schwerin Memorial Medal in Gold ".
Other notable roles were the "Sarastro" in the Magic Flute , the "Leporello" in Don Giovanni , the "Bartolo" in Figaro's wedding , the "Mephisto" in Faust by Gounod, the "Falstaff" in the Lustige Frau von Windsor by Nicolai, the "Baculus" in the Lortzing Wildschütz and the "Hunding" in the Walküre . He was also successful as a concert singer.
He was buried in the old cemetery in Schwerin . The relief modeled by the sculptor Ludwig Brunow has been preserved.
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Published by Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. XXX, ( digitized ).
- Herrmann AL Degener : Who is it? ´, published by HA Ludwig Degener, Leipzig, 1909, p. 294
Web links
- Otto Drewes at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
Individual evidence
- ↑ Otto Drewes at europeana.eu
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Drewes, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (bass) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rostock |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1910 |
| Place of death | Schwerin |