Binder was born in
Prague in 1792. His career began in Vienna, in the chorus at the
Theater an der Wien and at the
Theater am Kärntnertor. He was subsequently a soloist in
Linz and
Graz, and from 1815 to 1818 appeared at the
Vienna Court Opera. From 1822 to 1829 he was engaged at the
Estates Theatre in Prague. During this period he made guest appearances in
Leipzig,
Budapest and
Berlin. In 1825 he married the actress
Margarethe von der Klogen; they were divorced in 1836. After his time in Prague he was engaged at the Court Opera in
Dresden From 1842 he was a singing teacher in Budapest; he died there in 1845.
Roles Roles played included Adolar in Weber's opera
Euryanthe and Huon in Weber's
Oberon (both premieres in Prague of the operas); also Don Ottavio in Mozart's
Don Giovanni and Tamino in Mozart's
The Magic Flute. ==References==