Walter was born in 1755 in
Radonice (now in the
Czech Republic). He trained in singing when he was young, then from 1773 studied composition in
Vienna with
Josef Starzer. His first stage appearance is thought to be in Vienna. During the 1780s he appeared as principal tenor in
Prague, then in
Riga. In 1786 he married Julia Roberts, an opera singer, and they afterwards appeared together, including in
Mainz at the court theatre of the
Elector. In 1793 he joined the opera company of
Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm Großmann, with whom he appeared in
Kassel,
Pyrmont,
Bremen,
Hanover and other cities. From 1795 he was entrusted as artistic director, and he took over the management of the company after Großmann's death in 1796; the company subsequently performed in Bremen, Hanover and elsewhere. From 1804 Walter was the theatre director in
Regensburg. He died there in 1822. ==Works==