Margarethe Carl | |
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Josef Eduard Teltscher, 1826 | |
Born | Margarethe Lang 10 September 1788 |
Died | 16 July 1861 | (aged 72)
Other names | Margarethe Bernbrunn |
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Margarethe Carl was the stage name of Margarethe Bernbrunn (10 September 1788 – 16 July 1861), a German soprano and actress.
Born Margarethe Lang in Munich, in the Electorate of Bavaria, she was the daughter of horn player Martin Lang (1755–1819) and actress and opera singer Marianne Lang . She was trained as a soprano by Franz Danzi and was regarded as his best student. [1] She made her debut in Munich in 1805 as Elvira in Peter von Winter's opera Das unterbrochene Opferfest. She moved in 1807 to the Staatstheater Stuttgart.
She met Carl Maria von Weber in 1809, who fell in love with her. [2] She later appeared in Munich where she became a singer of the court opera. In 1824, she married actor and theatre director Karl Andreas Bernbrunn, who appeared on stage as Carl Carl. She died in Bad Ischl aged 72.
Her siblings were the violinist Theobald Lang (1783-1839), the bassoonist Franz Xaver Lang (1791-1862) and Josefa Lang (1791-1862). Her brother-in-law was the dancer and comedian Karl Flerx .
Margarethe Carl | |
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![]() Lithography by
Josef Eduard Teltscher, 1826 | |
Born | Margarethe Lang 10 September 1788 |
Died | 16 July 1861 | (aged 72)
Other names | Margarethe Bernbrunn |
Occupations |
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Margarethe Carl was the stage name of Margarethe Bernbrunn (10 September 1788 – 16 July 1861), a German soprano and actress.
Born Margarethe Lang in Munich, in the Electorate of Bavaria, she was the daughter of horn player Martin Lang (1755–1819) and actress and opera singer Marianne Lang . She was trained as a soprano by Franz Danzi and was regarded as his best student. [1] She made her debut in Munich in 1805 as Elvira in Peter von Winter's opera Das unterbrochene Opferfest. She moved in 1807 to the Staatstheater Stuttgart.
She met Carl Maria von Weber in 1809, who fell in love with her. [2] She later appeared in Munich where she became a singer of the court opera. In 1824, she married actor and theatre director Karl Andreas Bernbrunn, who appeared on stage as Carl Carl. She died in Bad Ischl aged 72.
Her siblings were the violinist Theobald Lang (1783-1839), the bassoonist Franz Xaver Lang (1791-1862) and Josefa Lang (1791-1862). Her brother-in-law was the dancer and comedian Karl Flerx .