About Franz Anton Spitzeder
Lived 1735 – 1796 (aged 60–61). Franz Anton Spitzeder was an opera singer.
Franz Anton Spitzeder (1735–1796) was a German tenor and keyboard teacher.
Spitzeder was born in Traunstein and educated in Salzburg, where in 1759 he found employment as a court singer. He sang the part of Der Christgeist (The Christian Spirit) in the premiere of Mozart's Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots and created the role of Don Polidoro in La finta semplice and the role of Alessandro in Il re pastore. He died near Aigen.
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Who was Franz Anton Spitzeder?
Austrian tenor
When was Franz Anton Spitzeder born?
Franz Anton Spitzeder was born in 1735 in Traunstein.
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Franz Anton Spitzeder died in 1796 in Salzburg.
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Franz Anton Spitzeder was an opera singer.
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