Theodor Hell
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Theodor Hell was the pseudonym of Karl Gottfried Theodor Winkler (9 February 1775, Waldenburg, Saxony
– 24 September 1856, Dresden
), a court councillor (Hofrath) in Dresden
from 1824, who was the centre of literary life through his work as editor, translator and critic. He was the theatrical secretary from 1815.
He is mostly remembered for his friendships with the composers Carl Maria von Weber
and Giacomo Meyerbeer
(and brief contact with Franz Schubert
and Richard Wagner
) — for example, he wrote the words to Schubert's "Das Heimweh" (D456) and the libretto
for Weber's opera Die Drei Pintos
. He was the editor for many years of the literary magazine Penelope, and of the Dresdner Abendzeitung (from 1817 to 1843) in association with Friedrich Kind. Dresden appointed him honorary citizen in 1851.
Waldenburg, Saxony
Waldenburg is a town in the district Zwickau in Saxony, Germany.-Subdivisions:The town of Waldenburg consists of the following subdivisions:*Waldenburg*Dürrenuhlsdorf*Franken*Niederwinkel*Oberwinkel*Schlagwitz*Schwaben-Attractions:...
– 24 September 1856, Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
), a court councillor (Hofrath) in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
from 1824, who was the centre of literary life through his work as editor, translator and critic. He was the theatrical secretary from 1815.
He is mostly remembered for his friendships with the composers Carl Maria von Weber
Carl Maria von Weber
Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber was a German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist and critic, one of the first significant composers of the Romantic school....
and Giacomo Meyerbeer
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Giacomo Meyerbeer was a noted German opera composer, and the first great exponent of "grand opera." At his peak in the 1830s and 1840s, he was the most famous and successful composer of opera in Europe, yet he is rarely performed today.-Early years:He was born to a Jewish family in Tasdorf , near...
(and brief contact with Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer.Although he died at an early age, Schubert was tremendously prolific. He wrote some 600 Lieder, nine symphonies , liturgical music, operas, some incidental music, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music...
and Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas...
) — for example, he wrote the words to Schubert's "Das Heimweh" (D456) and the libretto
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
for Weber's opera Die Drei Pintos
Die drei Pintos
Die drei Pintos is a comic opera of which Carl Maria von Weber began composing the music, working on a libretto by Theodor Hell...
. He was the editor for many years of the literary magazine Penelope, and of the Dresdner Abendzeitung (from 1817 to 1843) in association with Friedrich Kind. Dresden appointed him honorary citizen in 1851.
Lyrical
- Das Heimweh
- Im Englischen Garten bei München (1811)
- Des Dichters Los
External links
- Correspondence kept at the Beinecke Library, Yale UniversityYale UniversityYale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
- Theodor Hell in Dresden