Paul Knüpfer
Paul Knüpfer (born June 21, 1865 in Halle , † November 4, 1920 in Berlin ) was a German opera singer (bass).
Life
Knüpfer, the son of the cathedral cantor in Halle, actually wanted to study medicine, but from 1884 studied orchestral conducting in Sondershausen . It only had its voice trained on the side by Bernhard Günsburger . Despite his father's declared reluctance, he went on stage as a singer and made his debut in Sondershausen in 1887.
Then sang in Leipzig from 1888 to 1898 . From 1898 to 1920 he had an engagement at the Berlin Court Opera, which later became the State Opera .
Knüpfer's wife was the opera singer Marie Knüpfer-Egli (1872–1924). His sister Margarete Knüpfer was also an opera singer.
Paul Knüpfer died in Berlin in 1920 at the age of 55 and was buried in Cemetery I of the Jerusalem and New Churches in Kreuzberg . The grave has not been preserved.
Repertoire (selection)
- Charles Gounod : Faust (Mephistofeles)
- Richard Strauss : Der Rosenkavalier (Ochs)
- Richard Wagner : Parsifal
- Richard Wagner: The Valkyrie (Hunding)
Web links
- Paul Knüpfer in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- Paul Knüpfer at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- Literature by and about Paul Knüpfer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Paul Knüpfer Pictures in the Manskopf Collection of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main
Individual evidence
- ^ Alan Blyth: Knüpfer, Paul (1866–1920), bass. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
- ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende: Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 , p. 214.
Remarks
- ↑ Year of birth according to Kutsch-Riemens, the BMLO writes 1866
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knüpfer, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (bass) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hall |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 4, 1920 |
| Place of death | Berlin |