Emil Goetze
{{short description|German tenor}}
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Emil Karl Goetze, also Emil Götze (19 July 1856 – 28 September 1901), was a German operatic tenor.
Life
Born in Leipzig, Göetze, student of the Dresden conservatory with Gustav Scharfe, where he first appeared on stage in October 1878, was then engaged at the court theatre there for three years, and finally became first tenor at the Stadttheater in Cologne.[https://web.operissimo.com/triboni/exec?method=com.operissimo.artist.webDisplay&xsl=webDisplay&id=ffcyoieagxaaaaababmn Götze Emil] on Operisimo
Göetze was one of the most celebrated singing artists, who also achieved success in numerous guest roles on the first stages in Germany.
Among his main roles were Walter von Stolzing in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Lohengrin, Faust,[https://books.openedition.org/contrechamps/2237 Le ténor Emil Götze dans Lohengrin et dans Faust de Gounod on Chroniques musicales] the Prophet, Lyonel (Martha), Raoul (Les Huguenots).[https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/emil-karl-goetze.html Pictures] on Alamy
He was a member of the Leipzig Masonic lodge {{Ill|Balduin zur Linde|de}}.
Götze died in Charlottenburg at the age of 45.
Further reading
- Ludwig Eisenberg: Großes biographisches Lexikon der Deutschen Bühne im XIX. Jahrhundert. Published by Paul List, Leipzig 1903, {{p.|336}} ({{archive.org|ludwigeisenberg00eiseuoft|Blatt=336}}).
- Aus Emil Goetzes Jugendzeit. Leipzig 1886
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