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Georg Unger (1837–1887)
Georg Unger (March 6, 1837 in Leipzig - February 2, 1887 in Leipzig) was a German operatic tenor most famous for playing Siegfried in ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' written by Richard Wagner. Unger was born in Leipzig (Germany), and as a student studied Theology and music. He made his singing debut aged 37, going on to make appearances at Cassel, Zurich, Bremen, Neustrelitz, Brunn, Elberfeld and Mannheim. He was recommended to Richard Wagner for the role of Siegfried by Hans Richter, and, after close supervision from a singing tutor, he performed the part in ''Siegfried'' and ''Götterdämmerung'' with great success at Bayreuth in 1876 and at other venues in the premiere of the complete cycle of ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'', conducted by Richter.'The American History and Encyclopedia of Music: Musical Biographies' Part Two By W. L. Hubbard Published by Kessinger Publishing, (2005) pg 419 In the same cycle, Unger also played Froh in ''Das Rheingold''. He made regular appearances a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. Initially establishing his reputation as a composer of works in the romantic vein of Carl Maria von Weber and Giacomo Meyerbeer, Wagner revolutionised opera through his concept of the ''Gesamtkunstwerk'' ("total work of art"), whereby he sought to synthesise the poetic, visual, musical and dramatic arts, with music subsidiary to drama. The drama was to be presented as a continuously sung narrative, without conventional operatic structures like Aria, arias and Recitative, recitatives. He described this vision in a List of prose works by Richard Wagner, series of essays published between 1849 and 1852. Wagner realised these ideas most fully in the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th-century German Male Opera Singers
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German Operatic Tenors
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1887 Deaths
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1837 Births
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Marie Haupt
Marie Haupt (18 April 1849 – 1928) was a German operatic soprano who had an active career during the latter half of the 19th century. She is best remembered today for portraying several roles in the first complete presentation of Richard Wagner's ''Der Ring des Nibelungen, The Ring Cycle'' at the very first Bayreuth Festival in 1876. Biography Born in Danzig, Germany (now Gdańsk, Poland), Haupt studied in Berlin with the great prima donna Pauline Viardot and renowned pedagogue Eduard Mantius. She made her professional opera debut in 1870 at the Court Theater of Neustrelitz. Subsequent engagements took her to the Municipal Theater of Stettin (now Szczecin) and the Bavarian State Opera. In 1873 Haupt became a principal soprano at the Court Theater of Kassel where she remained through 1877. She excelled in the coloratura soprano repertoire, portraying such roles as Ännchen in ''Der Freischütz'', Elvira in ''I puritani'', Frau Fluth in ''The Merry Wives of Windsor (opera), The Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
