Ludwig Kneiss (born Bundenthal, 11 November 1830 in – died Munich, 25 April 1900) was a German bass, baritone, and tenor singer and stage actor.[1]
Ludwig Kneiss | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 November 1830 |
| Died | 25 April 1900 (aged 69) |
| Occupation(s) | singer, stage actor |
Career edit
Kneiss played on several Austrian stages from 1853 to 1863, in 1864 at the Munich Hoftheater (Munich court theatre), and for a short time in Ulm, before he got his actor's training at Adolf Christen at the Münchner Aktientheater from 1865 to 1867.
In the subsequent years, he was engaged by theatres in several German cities and in Amsterdam. In 1872, he went back to Munich, where he played at the Gärtnerplatztheater.[2] One of his roles was "Grattabugia", the innkeeper in Carl Zeller's operetta Die Fornarina.[3] Later he worked as secretary in the direction of the Gärtnerplatztheater and as librarian.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ Kneiss, Ludwig (in German), Bayerisches Musiker-Lexikon Online (BMLO), accessed on 22 July 2012.
- ^ Kneiss, Ludwig, Flüggen, 1892.
- ^ Die Fornarina- Rollen und Uraufführungsbesetzung (in German)
- ^ Kneiss Ludwig (in German), Operissimo.
- ^ Kneiss, Ludwig, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.