Theodor Wachtel by Sarony

THEODOR WACHTEL
(b Hamburg, 10 March 1823; d Frankfurt, 14 Nov 1893).
German tenor.
He studied with Julie Grandjean and made his début at Hamburg in 1849. After singing in Hanover, Schwerin, Dresden and other German cities, he appeared at the Berlin Hofoper between 1862 and 1879, but could not be given a permanent engagement because of a broken contract at Kassel. He made his London début on 7 June 1862