Niemann, Albert
(1831–1917)> VOCALIST
Niemann, Albert (15 January 1831, Erxleben; 13 January 1917, Berlin), vocalist, studied voice at Magdebourg and in Paris under Gilbert Duprez . A striking tenor, he sang at Halle between 1854 and 1856, and accepted engagements elsewhere in Germany that won him an invitation to enter the service of the king of Hanover. He was a skilled actor as well as an accomplished singer, and this combination of talents was especially attractive to Richard Wagner , who chose him to create the title-role of…