Heinrich Gudehus
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Heinrich Gudehus (March 30, 1845 – October 9, 1909) was a German operatic tenor who was particularly celebrated for his performances in the operas of Richard Wagner and in the dramatic French opera repertoire.[1]
The son of Heinrich Wilhelm and his wife Marie Dorothee Gudehus (née Martens),[2] Heinrich Gudehus was born in Altenhagen, Celle on March 30, 1845.[3] In his youth he studied both the piano and organ with court organist Heinrich Wilhelm Stolze.[2]
Following in the footsteps of his father who was a teacher,[4] he began his professional life as an educator in 1866;[2] working in that capacity over the next several years in Celle and Goslar.[4] He concurrently worked as the organist at the Marktkirche St. Cosmas und Damian (Goslar).[2] On July 17, 1866, he married Caroline Johanne Klippel in Celle. Their marriage ended tragically when she died after giving birth to a stillborn child on May 2, 1867. He married Caroline's sister, Dorothee Friedrike, on December 20, 1868. She also died early in the marriage on December 7, 1869.[2]
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