Josef Staudigl
Josef Staudigl ( born April 14, 1807 in Wollersdorf, Lower Austria, † March 28 1861 in Vienna ) was an Austrian singer ( bass).
Life
Staudigl was the son of forest officials. He attended high school in Wiener Neustadt, where he worked repeatedly with the school choir. Effective November 7, 1816, he was picked up by the rain Chori in the choir of the church. Over the years he got there on up to the soloists. In 1823 he came there to finish his schooling and to prepare for its entry into the monastery to monastery Zwettl ( Cistercian ).
On November 1, 1825 Staudigl occurred in Benedictine Abbey of Melk on his novitiate. In parallel, he studied music and performed at this time regularly at church celebrations as a singer. With time, however, his doubts about his destiny as a monk were getting bigger and with effect from September 13, 1827 he was given dispensation to withdraw from his order again.
In the same year Staudigl went to Vienna to study surgery; inter alia, at the Josephinum in Johann Nepomuk Isfordink. Due to his destitution, he startet to sing, because he had noticed with a beautiful voice since childhood. His livelihood because he could not deny these appearances, he applied for the choir of the Court Opera and was also engaged at September 1, 1828. He could occur as a result of his lasting commitment on becoming more frequent and also Johann Rudolf Czernin of Chudenitz and brought him again to the Court Theatre, he gave up his medical studies.
The Director of Kartnertor theater, Louis Duport was also to a conveyor Staudigl. By Duport he experienced there his artistic breakthrough, as he gave the " Pietro " sang on 17 October 1830. That evening Staudigl made the acquaintance of Giuseppe Ciccimarra. Other successful concerts followed in 1831 by Emperor Francis I to him the title " Court Opera singer " was awarded.
Franz Ignaz von Holbein tried Staudigl longer time Burgtheater to bind and created specially for him the post of artistic Vice Director; For administrative reasons, but forbade the Colonel chamber office this post. During this time Staudigl also appeared repeatedly on at concerts Musicians Society.
1841 took Staudigl a very successful tour to London and in 1843 he was able to beat this success in Birmingham. Also at the Theater an der Wien, he sang from success to success; In 1845 he joined a few times along with Jenny Lind and Johann Baptist Pischek. His last performance he gave on 18 February 1854 as " Ruben " and retired from the stage. On Palm Sunday, 1856, he sang for the last time with at the creation event. Already from this time gave him depression to create. On April 5, 1856 he wanted to perform it on behalf of colleagues in Brno, but this event could not perceive.
Increasingly deranged, had Staudigl 1857 to be admitted to the state mental hospital. Colleagues, as Alois Ander, Johann Nepomuk Beck or pink Czellag, visited him occasionally, but soon he no longer recognized her. The hope of recovery was in vain, and on March 28, 1861 Staudigl died there on apoplexy. His final resting place he found in the Catholic cemetery Matzleinsdorf buried. His tomb is also following the lifting of the cemetery still visible today and is in the graves grove of the created instead of the cemetery Waldmuller parks. 1872 Staudiglgasse in Vienna-Favoriten was named after him. There is a plaque at his birthplace in Wollersdorf.
Importance
Josef Staudigl was one of the greatest bass players of his time. But he had great success on the opera stage was as an interpreter of songs and as an oratorio singer still outstanding.
Compositions
- To Emma. D minor ( baritone).
- Molly's Evening Song (soprano ).
- The guest ( bass).
Roles (selection)
- Pietro - La Muette de Portici ( Daniel -François- Esprit Auber )
- Sarastro - The Magic Flute (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
- Leporello - Don Giovanni (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
- Thoas - Iphigénie en Aulis (Christoph Willibald Gluck )
- Bertram - Robert the Devil ( Giacomo Meyerbeer )
- Kaspar - Der Freischütz (Carl Maria von Weber)
- Osmin - The Abduction from the Seraglio (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
- Rocco - Fidelio ( Beethoven )
- The Commendatore - Don Giovanni (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
- Oroveso - Norma ( Vincenzo Bellini )
- Moses - Moses in Egypt ( Gioacchino Rossini )
- Zuccaria - Nabucco ( Giuseppe Verdi)