About Emil Götze
Lived 1856 – 1901 (aged 45). Emil Götze was an opera singer, singer and merchant.
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.
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, the Prophet, Lyonel (Martha), Raoul (Les Huguenots).
He was a member of the Leipzig Masonic lodge .
Götze died in Charlottenburg at the age of 45.
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Who was Emil Götze?
German opera singer (tenor) (1856–1901)
When was Emil Götze born?
Emil Götze was born on 19 July 1856 in Leipzig.
When did Emil Götze die?
Emil Götze died on 28 September 1901 in Charlottenburg, Berlin.
What was Emil Götze's occupation?
Emil Götze was an opera singer, singer and merchant.
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Emil Götze's recorded nationality: Kingdom of Saxony, German Reich.
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