Richard Bruno Heydrich
Richard Bruno Heydrich | |
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| Born | February 23, 1865 Leuben, Germany |
| Died | August 24, 1938 (aged 73) near Dresden, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | musician |
| Known for | founding Halle Conservatory |
| Spouse | Elisabeth Krantz |
| Children | Reinhard Heydrich (died 1942) Heinz Heydrich (died 1944) Maria Heydrich |
Richard Bruno Heydrich (born February 23, 1865 at Leuben, now a part of Dresden, Saxony, died August 24, 1938, near Dresden) was a German opera singer (tenor), and composer.
Early career
Heydrich, son of a piano builder, was a contrabassist in the Meiningen Court Orchestra and Dresden. In Weimar, he began his career as a singer. He was also a member of the Men's Association Schlaraffia.[1]
In 1895, Heydrich sang the title role in the premiere of Hans Pfitzner's first opera Der Arme Heinrich. The young Pfitzner could find no one for the role. Heydrich made the selfless offer to perform free of charge once a stage had been found.
Composer
Heydrich composed choral works, songs, orchestral works and operas in the style of Richard Wagner, which were performed in Cologne and Leipzig. These works never entered the standard repertoire. Heydrich left behind about 83 compositions. In 1899 Heydrich founded in Halle an der Saale a music conservatory which bore his name.
Personal life
Heydrich's wife Elisabeth, née Krantz, came from a wealthy family and was the daughter of the head of the Royal Conservatory of Dresden, Eugen Krantz. She met Richard Bruno Heydrich when he was a student at the conservatory. In Halle an der Saale, Richard Bruno Heydrich, Elisabeth, and their children lived in a second floor apartment, Gütchenstraße 20. Richard Bruno Heydrich’s eldest son, SS General Reinhard Heydrich (1904–1942), was named after the hero of his first opera, Amen. Heinz Heydrich, Reinhard's younger brother, committed suicide in 1944.[2]
Richard Bruno Heydrich died at a spa near Dresden, where his death certificate was issued.[3] His crypt is in the Stadtgottesacker, Halle an der Saale. Elisabeth Krantz Heydrich died of starvation in the Russian zone (East Germany) in 1946.[4]
Works
Chamber music
- Klaviertrio op. 2
- Streichquartett op. 3
- Klavierquintett op. 5
Lieder
- Abschied O komm doch mein Mädchen: Lied für eine Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung
- op. 1, No. 3 Drei Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte (Das Mädchen spricht: Mond, hast du auch geseh’n)
- op. 74 Annemarie, Lied mit Klavierbegleitung für eine mittlere Stimme (Text von Julius Freund)
- op. 75 Reiterlied
Operas
- Amen (1895): Opern-Drama in 1 Akte u. e. musikalisch-pantomimischen Vorspiele
- Frieden (1907): Oper
- Zufall (1914) Oper in 1 Akt
- Das Leiermädchen (Volksoper)
Orchestral music
- Sinfonie D-Major op. 57
Footnotes
- ^ Hugo Riemann. Musiklexikon. Max Hesses Verlag, Berlin, 1929.
- ^ Lehrer, Steven (2000). Wannsee House and the Holocaust. McFarland. p. 196. ISBN 9780786407927.
- ^ Shlomo Aronson. Reinhard Heydrich und die Frühgeschichte von Gestapo und SD. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt 1971 p256.
- ^ Lina Heydrich to Jean Vaughan, December(?) 1951 [1]
Bibliography
- Aronson, Shlomo (1984) [1971]. Reinhard Heydrich und die Frühgeschichte von Gestapo und SD. Stuttgart: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt. ISBN 978-3-421-01569-3.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Gerwarth, Robert (2011). Hitler's Hangman: The Life of Heydrich. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-11575-8.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Lehrer, Steven (2002). Hitler Sites: A City-by-City Guidebook (Austria, Germany, France, United States). Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 0786410450.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Lehrer, Steven (2006). The Reich Chancellery and Führerbunker Complex: An Illustrated History of the Seat of the Nazi Regime. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 0786423935.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Spemanns Goldenes Buch der Musik, Eine Hauskunde für Jedermann. Stuttgart 1906.