Franz von Milde

Franz Ludwig Hermann von Milde (4 March 1855 – 6 December 1929) was a German operatic baritone and voice teacher.

[1] Like his brother Rudolf, he was initially trained mainly by his mother.

His roles included, for example, Valentin in Gounod's Faust, Wolfram in Tannhäuser and the Count in The Marriage of Figaro.

Franz von Milde, who had already given singing lessons in Hanover in addition to his work as an opera singer, became a professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München in 1906.

[3][4] Milde was best man at the wedding of Bernhard Stavenhagen with Agnes Denninghoff.