Julius Lieban (19 February 1857 – 1 February 1940) was an Austro-German operatic tenor.

Life

Lieban was born as the son of a

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and learned to play the violin from Roma in his youth. Later he attended the conservatory of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, studied singing with

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and came to the local theatre as a violinist. Afterwards he sang at the Stadttheater in Leipzig and at the Komische Oper in Vienna as opera buffa. In 1881 he took part in the Wagner tour of Angelo Neumann and later sang at the

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. From 1883 he was member of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden as ; later he also sang at the newly founded Deutsche Oper Berlin in Charlottenburg. In 1908 Lieban was appointed Kammersänger. Still in 1933 he sang the Mime at the State Opera at the age of 70. He was successfully engaged for guest performances at many great opera stages all over Europe. His last engagements in Berlin were as a singing teacher. He was married to the soprano Helene Lieban-Globig (31 March 1866 in Berlin – 1919 in Stettin?). His brothers were the

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Adalbert Lieban, the

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Adolf Lieban and the baritone Siegmund Lieban. Lieban died in Berlin at the age of 82. His grave is located in the where he rests next to his brother Adalbert.

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Albert Reiss Albert Reiss also ''Albert Reiß'' (22 February 1870 – 19 June 1940) was a German operatic tenor who had a prolific career in Europe and the United States. He spent much of his career performing at the Metropolitan Opera where he sang in more ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lieban, Julius Austrian operatic tenors German operatic tenors 19th-century Austrian male opera singers 20th-century German male opera singers 1857 births 1940 deaths People from Břeclav Tenors from Austria-Hungary Emigrants from Austria-Hungary to Germany

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