11-466: Röckel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: August Röckel (1814–1876), German composer and conductor, son of Joseph August Elisabeth Röckel (1793–1883), German operatic soprano, sister of Joseph August Joseph August Röckel (1783–1870), German operatic tenor and opera producer Helen Rockel (born 1945), New Zealand artist [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
22-605: A stroke from which he never recovered. He died after a long illness at his son's house in Budapest . Waldheim Prison Waldheim Prison is a 308-year-old federal prison in Saxony , Germany . As of April 2016 , the Waldheim penal institution held 373 men (aged 21–80) out of a capacity of almost 400. The Saxon Minister of Justice , Sebastian Gemkow , described the focus as "humane enforcement". Originally an old castle,
33-505: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles August R%C3%B6ckel Carl August Röckel (1 December 1814 – 18 June 1876) was an Austrian-born German composer and conductor. He was a friend of Richard Wagner and active in the German revolutions of 1848–1849 . Röckel was born in Graz . His father, Joseph August Röckel , was a tenor, choir director and theatre entrepreneur who sang
44-408: The surname Röckel . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Röckel&oldid=891484514 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
55-508: The Waldheim penitentiary opened on 3 April 1716. Founded by Augustus II the Strong , elector of Saxony , the prison was initially focused on welfare and rehabilitation and housed beggars, highwaymen , and criminals (with the latter only accounting for 20% of inmates). A model for other such institutions, by the turn of the 19th century, envoys traveled from other European states to see the prison. After being stripped of its welfare roles in 1830,
66-487: The music of Wagner, he renounced a performance of his own opera, which he had sent to Dresden. Wagner became a close friend, especially during the time of 1849 Dresden uprising , and the two would go on long walks together. Röckel was an ardent republican ; he became friends with the likes of Mikhail Bakunin and was the editor of the revolutionary journal in Dresden, Volksblätter , to which Wagner also contributed. After
77-550: The prison became notorious for the atrocious treatment of inmates. In 1870, Waldheim was the first prison to install a mental ward . Waldheim was used to hold political prisoners : before World War II , for the Nazi Party , and the East German state . Some famous prisoners included Karl May , August Röckel , and Horst Sindermann . The 1950 Waldheim Trials imprisoned thousands of Nazi suspects and executed 24. In April 2016,
88-738: The revolutionary and socially critical nature of Wagner's magnum opus . During detention Röckel wrote his book The Saxon Revolt and the Waldheim Penitentiary . In 1862 in Biebrich , he once more met Wagner, who at that time was living there and writing Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg . However Wagner later quarrelled with Röckel when, in the late 1860s, he believed that the latter had been gossiping about his relationship with Cosima von Bülow . Röckel lived in Frankfurt from 1863. In 1866, he moved to Munich and later to Vienna. In 1871, he suffered
99-657: The role of Florestan at the premiere of the second version of Ludwig van Beethoven 's Fidelio in 1806. With his father, he experienced theatrical life in Vienna, Paris and London. He acted in Paris as assistant to Gioachino Rossini at the Théâtre des Italiens , and was on a later visit to Paris an eyewitness to the Paris July Revolution of 1830. After he completed his musical training with his uncle, Johann Nepomuk Hummel (who
110-763: The uprising failed, Röckel was captured along with Bakunin and sentenced to death, while Wagner escaped to Zürich . The death sentences were later commuted to prison terms. While Bakunin was handed over to Russia, Röckel served a thirteen-year sentence in solitary confinement at the Königstein Fortress and at Waldheim Prison , and was only released in January 1862, the last of the May insurgents to be freed. While in custody, he received many letters from Wagner, in which Wagner made insightful statements on his opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen , which give valuable background to
121-636: Was married to his father's sister Elisabeth Röckel ), he was music director in Bamberg starting in 1838. He lived in Vienna from 1839. For several years after 1840 he was conductor at the Weimar Court Theatre , where he composed his opera Farinelli . In 1843 he came to Dresden , where he was at the Court Theatre , where Richard Wagner was music director. He was assistant conductor ("2. Musikdirektor ") to Wagner for five years until 1848. Influenced by
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