Ludwig Fischer

German bass singer and composer (born August 18, 1745 in Mainz, Hesse – died July 10, 1825 in Berlin, Germany) Fischer had a successful career as an opera singer in Mainz, Munich, Vienna, Regensburg, and Berlin. Mozart wrote for him the role of Osmin in "Die Entführung aus dem Serail," which Fischer sang at the opera's premiere. Using the alias Karl Ludwig Fischer, Fischer also composed a drinking song that is still popular today, "Im tiefen Keller (Im kühlen Keller sitz ich hier)", a.k.a. "Down Deep In The Cellar". Other compositions include "Convivial March" and "Der Studenten Nachtgesang" (Students' Nighttime Song).