Richard Capellmann

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Richard Capellmann (born November 20, 1904 in Bozen , Austria-Hungary , † July 20, 1972 in Italy ) was a German opera , operetta and concert singer with a bass voice .

Life

Richard Capellmann was born in 1904 in Bozen, then part of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, now Italy. He spent his childhood in Vienna. He studied chemistry and then worked as a production engineer in a cable factory. In addition, he completed a vocal study with Josef von Manowarda for four years . In 1935 he was signed to the Bavarian State Opera in Munich , where he sang smaller parts for three years until 1938. For the 1938/1939 season he received an engagement in the Bohemian baths of Teplitz-Schönau and Karlsbad . There he sang in particular in the Hungarian Wedding ( Dostal) and in three weeks of sun ( hard-warden ). From 1939 to 1941 he was under contract in Wuppertal, where he participated in the world premiere of the opera Fürstin Tarakanowa by Boris Blacher on February 5, 1941 . His career path then took him to Dresden from 1941 to 1943 and to Breslau from 1943 to 1944. Because of its unusual size, it posed problems for the fund managers and costume designers at the venues; It was easier for Capellmann when the emphasis was on the art of singing, as on the radio stations where he was often a guest.

After the Second World War he gave a guest performance at the Hamburg Opera . When Fritz Lehmann invited him to the International Handel Festival in Göttingen, he stayed in the university town of Lower Saxony for three years . His last stop and thus the longest length of stay was from 1949 to 1971 at the Bielefeld City Theater . He sang there, for example, in Puccini's La Bohème in 1953/1954 . From 1953 he also worked there as a director. With his participation, the opera Die Verlobung von San Domingo by Winfried Zillig was premiered on February 25, 1961 . In the same year Capellmann played and sang in the television production of Offenbach's Die Banditen Bramarbasso, the commander of the Mantuan troops.

The stage, concert and radio singer Richard Capellmann particularly enjoyed operettas, but also sang popular songs for record productions. He was temporarily married to the alto Ruth Lange .

Sound recordings

In 1950 the WDR Cologne produced a cross-sectional recording of the operetta Der Karneval in Rom by Johann Strauss under Franz Marszalek , in which Capellmann as Count Falconi a. a. Peter Anders , Willy Hofmann , Liselotte Losch , Willy Schneider and Ruth Zillger participated. This recording was also available on an RCA LP . In 1954 Polydor released the recording of Carl Millöcker's Der Bettelstudent as a double EP , with a similar cast (in addition to Capellmann: Rita Streich , Peter Anders, Peter Witsch , Willy Schneider) . This recording had previously been released as a shellac record . Line Music / Cantus Classics has had a complete recording on double CD of the 1961 television production of the bandits in the Historical Tone Documents series . Fried Walter conducted the Hamburger Rundfunk Orchestra, while Helge Rosvaenge took on the leading role. Furthermore, Capellmann is represented on various compilations .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Le théâtre de Teplice (Teplice). Richard Capellmann (1904–1972). In: teplitz-theatre.net. Paul Lowy, accessed September 27, 2018 (French).
  2. ↑ a b c d e K. J. Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Großes Sängerlexikon . With the participation of Hansjörg Rost. fourth, expanded and updated edition. tape 1 . Aarden - Castles. KG Saur Verlag, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-598-11598-9 , Capellmann, p. 711 .

Remarks

  1. ↑ Information vary. In 1935 newspaper clippings from the 1950s, in 1936 at teplitz-theatre.net , in 1937 at Kutsch-Riemens .
  2. ↑ In the Internet Movie Database his name is given as "Richard Capellner". It is unclear whether this is a pseudonym or a misspelling. What is certain is that the role name is misspelled in the database. It is also incorrect to say (see teplitz-theatre.net ) that he played the Duke of Mantua, because this is - in contrast to Bramarbasso - not a bass part.

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SURNAME Capellmann, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Capellner, Richard (pseudonym or misspelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German opera, operetta and concert singer
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Bolzano , Austria-Hungary
DATE OF DEATH July 20, 1972
Place of death Italy