Richard Tauber - Brompton Cemetery, London, UK - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

The inscription on the horizontal slab reads:

Richard Tauber
Born in Linz, Austria
1891
Died in London
1948

The wording on the tablet at the foot of the grave reads:

Tauber
"A golden singer with a sunny heart
the hearts delight of millions was his art
now that rich, roaring, tender voice beguiles
attentive angels in the land of smiles"
A P Herbert

The Encyclopaedia Britannica website tells us about Richard Tauber:

Richard Tauber, original name Richard Denemy, also called Ernst Seiffert, (born May 16, 1892, Linz, Austria—died Jan. 8, 1948, London, Eng.), Austrian-born British tenor celebrated for his work in opera and, especially, operetta.

Tauber was studying voice at Freiberg, Ger., at the time of his highly successful operatic debut, as Tamino in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte) at the Chemnitz Neues Stadt-Theatre in 1913. That performance resulted in a five-year contract with the Dresden Opera. He also appeared in leading opera houses in Germany and Austria, gaining particular acclaim in the Mozart roles of Tamino, Belmonte in The Abduction from the Seraglio, and Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni.

Beginning in the 1920s Tauber’s career emphasis shifted to light opera and operetta, in which he was to make his reputation with the general public. He befriended the composer Franz Lehár, who provided him with some of his most successful roles, and he starred in 1943 in one of his own compositions, Old Chelsea. He moved to England in 1938, became a British subject two years later, and made several appearances at Covent Garden in London. His last public appearance was as Don Ottavio in London in 1947.

Description: Richard Tauber studied singing in Frankfurt. He gave his debut performance in Chemnitz, and then joined the Dresden opera. From 1915 he sang regularly in Vienna, Berlin and Munich. In 1933 he moved to Vienna, from where he made regular visits to London. In 1938 he emigrated to the UK, singing in Covent Garden under Thomas Beecham and making many ground-breaking recordings. He sang and conducted many concerts in Britain during the war, and he was also active as a composer. He returned to Covent Garden and Vienna Staatsoper for final performances in 1947. Date of birth: 05/16/1891 Date of death: 01/08/1948 Area of notoriety: Entertainment Marker Type: Horizontal Marker Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Cemetery is open daily with hours varying with the seasons. Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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