Background
Heydrich was born in Leuben, the son of Karl Julius Reinhold Heydrich, a piano builder.
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Heydrich was born in Leuben, the son of Karl Julius Reinhold Heydrich, a piano builder.
He was the father of Reinhard Heydrich, Heinz Heydrich and Maria Heydrich. He was a contrabassist in the Meiningen Court Orchestra and Dresden. In Weimar, he began his career as a singer.
In 1895, he sang the title role in the premiere of Hans Pfitzner"s first opera Der Arme Heinrich.
The young Pfitzner could find no one for the role. Heydrich made the offer to perform free of charge once a stage had been foundation
He was also a member of the Men"s Association Schlaraffia.
