Personendetails

August Appé

Appelmann

Appé, August (c.1820-?). Prague bass/baritone singer and singing teacher. The German-language Prague newspaper Tagesbote aus Böhmen 25/1/1857 reported that ‘The baritone Mr Appé from Prague, formerly member of the Graz City Theatre, has following successful guest performances been engaged from Easter 1857 in the Vienna Court Opera Theatre.’ Appé also founded a successful private singing school in Prague and appeared regularly as a soloist in local concert events. Prager Morgenpost 13/2/1863 and Bohemia 14/2/1863 announced his appointment as the artistic director of the German singing society Aëde in February 1863.

Events in which this person participated as a director of ensemble

Evening entertainment given by members of the Prague society Harmonie 08-02-1862

Events in which this person participated as a soloist

Third annual Cecilia Society concert 16-02-1860
First annual Cecilia Society concert 07-12-1860
Benefit concert in aid of the Academic Reading Society 06-03-1861
Second autumn beseda. Dance entertainment preceded by concert programme, arranged by Jan Nepomuk Maýr 09-10-1861
Benefit beseda to celebrate the Imperial decree [Beseda k oslavení císařského diploma], given in aid of fire victims in Mirotice and Lhenice 20-10-1861
Musical entertainment given for members of the Civic Society [Měšťanská beseda] 28-10-1861
Festival beseda [Fifth autumn beseda] to celebrate the eve of the birthday of Karel Havlíček 30-10-1861
Sixth autumn beseda. [Dance entertainment preceded by concert programme, music arranged by Jan Nepomuk Maýr] 06-11-1861
Benefit concert given in aid of the Humanitarian Musical Society 21-12-1861
Evening entertainment given by members of the Prague society Harmonie 08-02-1862
Musical entertainment given by the Harmonia musical society 11-04-1862