Jacob Eduard Mantius (18 January 1806 – 4 July 1874) was a German operatic

tenor A tenor is a type of classical music, classical male singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The lo ...

, composer and voice teacher.

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Born in

Schwerin Schwerin (; Mecklenburgisch dialect, Mecklenburgian Low German: ''Swerin''; Latin: ''Suerina'', ''Suerinum'') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Germany, second-largest city of the northeastern States of Germany, German ...

, at the request of his father, a factory owner, Mantius began studying law at the University of Rostock in the autumn of 1826. A year later, he broke off his studies and moved to Leipzig to study music. He took singing lessons with

Christian August Pohlenz Christian August Pohlenz (3 July 1790 – 10 March 1843) was a German composer and conductor. Pohlenz was born in Sallgast. He was Gewandhaus Kapellmeister from 1827 to 1835. He died in Leipzig Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most p ...

, the then director of the

Gewandhausorchester The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Gewandhausorchester; also previously known in German as the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig) is a German symphony orchestra based in Leipzig, Germany. The orchestra is named after the concert hall in which it is bas ...

. In 1829, he sang the tenor parts at a concert in

Halle (Saale) Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (; from the 15th to the 17th century: ''Hall in Sachsen''; until the beginning of the 20th century: ''Halle an der Saale'' ; from 1965 to 1995: ''Halle/Saale'') is the largest city of the Germany, German States of ...

conducted by

Gasparo Spontini Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini (14 November 177424 January 1851) was an Italian opera composer and conductor from the classical era. Biography Born in Maiolati, Papal State (now Maiolati Spontini, Province of Ancona), he spent most of his c ...

, the general music director of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin. In the same year he became a member of the Berliner Singakademie, which was conducted by

Karl Friedrich Zelter Carl Friedrich Zelter (11 December 1758 15 May 1832)Grove/Fuller-Datei:Carl-Friedrich-Zelter.jpegMaitland, 1910. The Zelter entry takes up parts of pages 593-595 of Volume V. was a German composer, conductor and teacher of music. Working in his ...

. In 1830, King

Frederick William III of Prussia Frederick William III (german: Friedrich Wilhelm III.; 3 August 1770 – 7 June 1840) was King of Prussia from 16 November 1797 until his death in 1840. He was concurrently Elector of Brandenburg in the Holy Roman Empire until 6 August 1806, wh ...

appointed him as a singer at his court opera. He made his debut there with great success as Tamino in Mozart's ''

Magic Flute ''The Magic Flute'' (German: , ), K. 620, is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a ''Singspiel'', a popular form during the time it was written that inclu ...

''. His sonorous tenor and his acting talent soon made him famous outside of Berlin. After the end of his stage career in 1857, during which he appeared in 152 roles, he gave singing lessons and was also successful as a song composer.Eduard Mantius
in the '' (BMLO)

Students

Hermann Thomaschek Hermann Thomaschek (13 April 1824 – 11 December 1910) was a German operatic bass. Life Born in Czerniki, East Prussia, as Sohn eines evangelischen Pfarrers studierte Thomaschek an der Albertus-Universität Königsberg Theologie und Philolog ...

Eleonore de Ahna Eleonore de Ahna (8 January 1838 – 10 May 1865), occasionally also Leonore de Ahna, was a German operatic soprano/mezzo-soprano. Life Born in Vienna, Ahna was the daughter of a Bavarian first lieutenant, who later worked as a factory owner. ...

Paul Bulß Paul Bulß (19 December 1847 – 19 March 1902) was a German baritone, mostly in opera but also in concert and recital, who appeared at leading court opera houses including Dresden, Berlin and Vienna. He appeared in title roles such as Mozart's ...

Theodor Reichmann Theodor Reichmann (15 March 1849 – 22 May 1903) was a German operatic baritone. Life Born in Rostock, the son of a lawyer, Albert Reichmann began a commercial apprenticeship in Berlin at his parents' request, but soon devoted himself exclu ...

Amanda Tscherpa Amanda Tscherpa, real name Amanda Lachenwitz (1 May 1846 – September 1915) was a German operatic mezzosoprano and stage actress. Life Born in Düsseldorf, Cherpa was trained by Minona Frieb-Blumauer and Eduard Mantius and began her stage care ...

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