Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm Großmann

Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm Grossmann

Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm Großmann (30 November 1746, Berlin; 20 May 1796, Hanover) was a German actor, writer, and stage director. He wrote the text of the famous operatic Schauspiel mit Gesang Adelheit von Veltheim, with music by Christian Gottlob Neefe (Frankfurt 1780).

In 1778, he became director of the Prince Elector Archbishop of Cologne court theatre in Bonn. In 1784, he set up a theatre company, with which he toured several places in Germany and finally stayed in Hanover.

Further reading

  • Günther Hansen (1966), "Großmann, Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 7, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 156–157; (full text online)
  • Joseph Kürschner (1879), "Großmann, Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 9, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 752–756
  • Rüppel, Michael (2010). Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm Grossmann 1743-1796 : eine Epoche deutscher Theater- und Kulturgeschichte (in German). Hannover: Wehrhahn. ISBN 978-3-86525-120-6. OCLC 660822094.
  • Fischer, Axel (1996). "Sind die Kerls, die Komödianten rasend?" Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm Grossmann und das hannoversche Hoftheater im 18. Jahrhundert (in German). Hannover: Niedersächs. Staatstheater. ISBN 3-931266-03-6. OCLC 243842932.
  • Maurer, Doris (1990). Dokumente zur Bonner Theatergeschichte, 1778-1784 : Hoftheater unter Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm Grossmann und Karoline Grossmann (in German). Bonn: Bouvier. ISBN 3-416-80577-1. OCLC 22345996.


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