Karl Scheidemantel
Karl Scheidemantel (29 January 1859 – 26 June 1923) was a German baritone singer, and later an opera director.
Life and career
Born in
Scheidemantel sang over 170 roles in his career. Notably, he created the role of Herr von Faninal in Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier in 1911. His German singing translation of Mozart's Don Giovanni was widely used. It was first used in his own new production at Dresden in June 1914, in which Richard Tauber first sang Don Ottavio. He also edited a song anthology for music publisher Eulenberg.
After his stage career he returned to Weimar where he taught singing. His students included Hermann Uhde and Herbert Heyner. He returned to Dresden as director of the Dresden Opera in from 1920-1922. Scheidemantel is buried in Dresden-Tolkewitz. Dresden named a road in his honor.
Publications
- Scheidemantel, Karl (Herausgeber): Meisterweisen, Lieder und Gesänge aus alter und neuer Zeit, Ernst Eulenburg Leipzig, 1913, 2 vol.
- Scheidemantel, Karl: Stimmbildung.
- Scheidemantel, Karl: Gesangbildung.
- He translated Mozarts Don Giovanni.
- Pechvogel und Lachtaube, text Karl Scheidemantel, music Georg Pittrich.
Literature
- Paul Trede: Karl Scheidemantel, Carl Reißner, Dresden 1911.