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Richard Tauber (Richard Denemy) was born on 16 May, 1891 in Linz, Austria-Hungary [now Linz, Upper Austria, Austria], is an actor,soundtrack,composer. Discover Richard Tauber's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?
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Richard Denemy |
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actor,soundtrack,composer |
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57 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
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16 May 1891 |
Birthday |
16 May |
Birthplace |
Linz, Austria-Hungary [now Linz, Upper Austria, Austria] |
Date of death |
8 January, 1948 |
Died Place |
London, England, UK |
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Austria
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Richard Tauber Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Richard Tauber's Wife?
His wife is Diana Napier (20 June 1936 - 8 January 1948) ( his death), Vancotti, Carlotta (1927 - 1930) ( divorced)
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Diana Napier (20 June 1936 - 8 January 1948) ( his death), Vancotti, Carlotta (1927 - 1930) ( divorced) |
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Richard Tauber Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Richard Tauber worth at the age of 57 years old? Richard Tauber’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from Austria. We have estimated Richard Tauber's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Second only to the great Caruso, Austrian opera singer Richard Tauber is revered as one of the world's finest Mozartian tenors to come out of early to mid-20th century Europe. He was born on May 16, 1891 of modest means in Linz, Austria, the illegitimate son of soubrette Elisabeth Seiffert, who sang locally as well as toured. His father, Richard Anton Tauber, a legit actor, was not married to his mother and, in fact, was unaware of his parental status for quite some time after his son's birth. Richard traveled with his mother at a young age where he developed an ardent passion for the musical arts, but it proved a grueling and impossible undertaking for the actress who was continually on the road. The boy was finally sent to live with his father at age 6 who then took over his upbringing. Trained in voice, Tauber initially seemed to lack fire and dimension, drawing unimpressive responses from his music masters. Unequipped to sing the heavy scores of the Romanticist composer Richard Wagner, who was his idol, Tauber subsequently studied piano and composition before coming under the tutelage of famed voice teacher Professor Carl Beines. It was Beines who redirected his pupil back to voice with the prospects of interpreting the classical works of Mozart.
Finally realizing and acknowledging his operatic niche, Tauber progressed quickly and made his public concert bow in 1912. A year later came his stage debut as Tamino in Mozart's "The Magic Flute" with the help of his father, who had become the Intendant of both the Municipal and Stadt-Theater in Chemnitz. A few days later he played Max in "Der Freischütz" and, as a result, was offered a five-year contract with the Dresden Opera. The Vienna and Berlin companies were to follow where he worked up a rich repertoire of roles in such operas as "Don Giovanni," "Tosca," "Mignon," "Faust" and "Carmen. " During this time he also recorded extensively. Richard extended his lyrical tenor in a then-unheard move to include lighter-styled operettas.
Richard Tauber was born in Linz, Austria, to Elisabeth Seifferth, a widow and an actress who played soubrette roles at the local theatre, and Richard Anton Tauber, an actor. The child was given the name Richard Denemy (Denemy was his mother's maiden name); he was sometimes known as [Carl] Richard Tauber, and also used his mother's married name, Seiffert. After he was adopted by his father in 1913, his legal name became Richard Denemy-Tauber.
His first performance of a Franz Lehár work was in Berlin in 1920 with "Zigeunerliebe".
In 1922 he was offered the part of Armand in Lehár's "Frasquita" at the Theater an der Wien, which proved to be a resounding success. He not only singlehandedly revived Lehár's flagging career but greatly expanded his own audience of admirers. Lehár went on to compose several new works specifically designed for Tauber's voice.
These included "Der Zarewitsch" (1926), "Friederike" (1928), "The Land of Smiles" (1929), "Beautiful Is the World" (1930), and "Giuditta. "Tauber's vast talents also included conducting at the Vienna Theater, where he met and married soprano Carlotta Vanconti. With their busy schedules they managed to occasionally tour in operettas together.
After about a year of marriage, however, the bloom was off the rose and they separated in 1928, divorcing two years later.
When the talkies were established he was put into action into the film business with his impressive voice. His first cinematical work was as a singer in the movie "Ich küsse Ihre Hand, Madame" (1929), from 1930 he was also engaged as an actor.
Tauber also tested the virtually new waters of talking pictures with such breakthrough musical films as Das Land des Lächelns (1930) [The Land of Smiles], Never Trust a Woman (1930) [Never Trust a Woman], The Alluring Goal (1930) [The Golden Goal], The Big Attraction (1931) [The Big Attraction], and Right to Happiness (1932) his more prominent vehicles. Part Jewish on his father's side, the rise of Nazism in his native Austria had Richard making frequent out-of-country appearances in London. He also starred in several popular musical films in England. Following skirmishes with Nazi purists, he eventually emigrated to London.
Like many other artists Richard Tauber had to emigrate in 1933 because of his Jewish origin. He went to England where he was able to continue his career smoothly.
He appeared again in filmed musicals and earned fine notices for his portrayal of composer Franz Schubert in April Blossoms (1934), as well as for his work in Heart's Desire (1935), the Leoncavallo tragedy A Clown Must Laugh (1936), and Forbidden Music (1936).
He met and married frequent British co-star Diana Napier in 1936.
Making his London operatic debut with "The Magic Flute" in 1938, the U. S. was willing to embrace Tauber with open arms but the artist remained true to England throughout the war years. As there was no opera staged in wartime Britain, he made ends meet with concerts, conducting and composing operettas, radio broadcasts and recordings. One of his operettas, "Old Chelsea," produced his signature song, "My Heart and I.
He was touring South Africa when World War II broke out, and returned to Switzerland until receiving the papers allowing him to enter the UK in March 1940.
" In 1947, Tauber sought help for an aggravated cough which was subsequently diagnosed as lung cancer.
Despite extreme difficulties in breathing and the collapse of one lung, Tauber gave a bravura performance in one of his favorite roles, Don Ottavio in "Don Giovannia" at Covent Garden on September 27, 1947 and fulfilled this engagement the following day at the Camden Theatre, having begun and ended his formidable career performing Mozart. Three days later, on October 1st, he entered Guy's Hospital for the removal of a cancerous lung; the surgery took place the next day--only five days after his final performance.
Tauber died of complications on January 8, 1948.