Wilhelm Dörwald
Wilhelm Dörwald ( July 13, 1859 in Altona - January 27, 1917 in Nuremberg ) was a German opera singer ( baritone ).
Life
Dörwald, son of a glassmaker, learned his father's profession, in which he proved himself skillful and capable, but also inherited his musical talent and powerful energy from him. 18 years old, the young man left his father's house and went to Aussig , where he took up a position in a glass factory. There he visited a theater for the first time and since then it has been clear that he would like to develop his singing skills as well. He returned to Dresden, where the family had moved, and while he continued to pursue his profession as a glassmaker, he did everything possible to form his voice.
He first took lessons from Arnim von Böhme and was later trained by Eugen Hildach after he had completely renounced his work as a businessman in 1882 . His first engagement at the one in Elbing , where he appeared for the first time as one of the "monks" in Huguenots . Soon afterwards he joined the choir of the royal court theater in Dresden and was contractually employed as a church singer in the court church until he finally managed to make his debut as “Lohengrin” in Dresden. The press and the public welcomed the performance and Dörwald sang the role seven times in a row.
In order to find a larger sphere of activity, however, he left this engagement, came to Lübeck in 1888, to Mainz in 1889, to Nuremberg in 1891, to Bremen in 1898 and from there to the court theater in Karlsruhe in 1900. From 1901 to 1910 he was still active at the Breslau Opera House.
His well-known roles were "Hans Sachs" in the Meistersinger , in the Flying Dutchman , the "Wotan" in the Nibelungenring , the "Zar" in Lortzings Zar und Zimmermann , the "Hans Heiling" in the opera of the same name by Marschner and the "Pizarro" in Fidelio .
His daughter was the opera singer (alto) Lotte Dörwald (1884–1951).
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Wilhelm Dörwald . In: Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century. Paul List, Leipzig 1903, p. 207 ( daten.digitale-sammlungen.de ).
Web links
- Wilhelm Dörwald in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- Wilhelm Dörwald at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dörwald, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (baritone) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Altona |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 27, 1917 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |