Anton Haizinger

Anton Haizinger (also spelled Haitzinger; 14 March 1796 – 31 December 1869) was an Austrian operatic tenor, performing in Vienna and later in Karlsruhe.

His father, a teacher, gave him lessons in singing and piano, and he sang in church festivals; his outstanding voice became well-known.

[1][2][3] Haizinger's first roles at Theater an der Wien, in 1821, were in two operas by Rossini, as Gianetto in La gazza ladra and Lindoro in L'italiana in Algeri.

[5] The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe wrote that his voice was "very beautiful", but the critic Henry Chorley described him as "a meritorious musician with an ungainly presence; an actor whose strenuousness in representing the hunger of the imprisoned captive in the dungeon trenched closely on burlesque".

In Karlsruhe, he expanded the singing school he had started during his stage career, and he edited educational books for singers.