Carl Weinmüller

Carl Friedrich Clemens Weinmüller (also Karl Weinmiller) (8 November 1764 – 16 March 1828)[1] was an operatic bass and theatre director.

Born in Dillingen an der Donau, Weinmüller received first musical instruction in the church choir of his hometown.

[1] In 1783, he joined a travelling troupe that played in Wiener Neustadt, Sankt Pölten, Burg Haimburg and other small towns.

[1][2] On 6 November 1796 he started with the Viennese Imperial Court Opera, appearing as the pharmacist Stößel in Dittersdorf's Doktor und Apotheker.

[1] Together with Ignaz Saal and Johann Michael Vogl, he was instrumental in making Beethoven revise his only opera, which had failed in the premiere.