Theodor Scheidl
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Theodor Scheidl (3 August 1880 – 22 April 1959) was an Austrian baritone, athlete, and academic teacher. As a member of opera houses in Stuttgart and Berlin, he performed leading roles at international houses and festivals such as the Bayreuth Festival, where he appeared from 1914 to 1928. He created roles in several world premieres, including Young Columbus in Darius Milhaud's Christophe Colomb.
Life
Born in Vienna,
In 1906, Scheidl began to study voice
From 1921 to 1932, Scheidl was a member of the
Scheidl appeared at the Bayreuth Festival first in 1914, as Klingsor in Parsifal and Donner in Das Rheingold. He returned in 1924 to appear as Amfortas in Parsifal, repeated in 1925 and 1928, and was Kurwenal in Tristan und Isolde in 1927.[2] He appeared as a guest at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm, the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam, La Scala in Milan, and the Vienna State Opera, among others.[2]
Scheidl retired from the stage in 1937 and then taught at the
Scheidl died in Tübingen at the age of 78.[2]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5.
- ^ "Theodor Scheidl", sports-reference.com
Further reading
- Günther Grünsteudel: "Theodor Scheidl". Augsburger Stadtlexikon . 2nd ed. Wißner-Verlag, 1998.
External links
- Short biography at Preiser Records
- Theodor Scheidl discography at Discogs