Heinrich Sontheim
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Heinrich Sontheim (1820–1912), also known as Honas Bär Sontheimer, was a prominent late-19th-Century tenor and kammersänger (chamber singer) based in Stuttgart, Germany.
Personal life
Sontheim was born on February 3, 1820, in Jebenhausen, Wuerttemberg, Germany. His parents were Moses Loeb Sontheimer and Ruchele Rosenheim.[1] A convert to Christianity as a young man, Sontheim returned to Judaism in 1847, following the death of his non-Jewish wife. He was a first cousin twice removed of Albert Einstein.[2]
Singing career
Coached from an early age, Sontheim earned international acclaim in the mid-to-late 19th Century. He was hailed in Germany as "The King of Tenors".[3] He was known for his roles, among others, as Eléazar in Halévy's La Juive and the title role in Rossini's Otello. He was given a contract with the Stuttgart Opera, where he sang from 1850-1872. His appearances in Vienna as Eléazar secured his international reputation.[4]
References
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- ↑ "Die Synagoge in Jebenhausen (Stadt Göppingen)", http://www.alemannia-judaica.de/jebenhausen_synagoge.htm , accessed 12 October 2008. [in German]
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- ↑ "Jews in Jebenhausen and Goppingen: The Wieseneck Villa", http://www.edjewnet.de/spuren/spuren_en.htm#villa, accessed 12 October 2008.
- ↑ http://www.freunde-juedischer-kultur-esslingen.de/Veranstaltungen/Veranstaltungen_2007/Tenor_Sontheim/tenor_sontheim.html, accessed 12 OctobProxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 , 2008. [in German]
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