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).
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Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm Grossmann
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 (ADB) (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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