Rudolf Jäger (singer)
Rudolf Jäger ( August 30, 1875 in Dresden - January 22, 1948 in Leipzig ) was a German opera singer ( tenor ) and singing teacher .
Life
Jäger, the son of a master locksmith, first studied law, but then attended the Dresden Music School and was trained there by Richard Müller . After that he was engaged at the Hofbühne Dresden in 1898. He made his debut in 1899 in the role of the helmsman in The Flying Dutchman . In 1899 he sang at the Stadttheater Essen, but soon went back to Dresden, where he worked until 1908. Among other things, he was the interpreter of Narraboth in the premiere of Richard Strauss ' Salome in December 1905 in Dresden.
In 1908 Jäger accepted an engagement at the Leipzig Opera House and stayed there until 1925. In 1925 he had to give up his career for health reasons and then worked as a singing teacher in Dresden. From 1945 he lived in Leipzig and died in 1948.
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Rudolf Jäger . In: Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century. Paul List, Leipzig 1903, p. 469 ( daten.digitale-sammlungen.de ).
- KJ Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . Unchanged edition. KG Saur, Bern, 1993, first volume A – L, p. 1393, ISBN 3-907820-70-3
Web links
- Rudolf Jäger at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
Individual evidence
- ↑ Helga Schmidt-Neusatz: The main roles of the opera "Salome" and their first interpreters . In: International Richard Strauss Society (ed.): Richard Strauss-Blätter . Issue 53, June 2005, p. 42.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hunter, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (tenor) and singing teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 22, 1948 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |