Anna Fischer-Maraffa

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Anna Fischer-Maraffa (born Miedke or Miedtke ; born March 11, 1806 in Ansbach ; † October 19, 1866 ) in Mannheim was a German opera singer ( soprano ).

biography

She was the daughter of the actor and singer couple Carl and Charlotte Miedke , who were engaged in Ansbach . In 1806, soon after the family moved to Stuttgart, the mother died. Anna was adopted by the singer Joseph Fischer and later trained as a singer.

Various concert tours took the adoptive father and daughter through Germany and Italy, where both gained an important reputation. From 1820 to 1830 Anna Fischer sang her first roles on the great stages of Italy - Florence, Rome, Milan, Palermo, Naples. In Naples she married the singer Karl Maraffa. In 1829 Anna Fischer-Maraffa was engaged at the Paris Opera, in 1831/32 she sang at the Hoftheater Darmstadt, then in Pisa until 1833. In 1836 she traveled to Spain, where she performed in Cadiz and Seville, among others. In 1837/38 she gave various guest appearances in Germany, including in Bremen, Hamburg and Kassel.

She later returned to Mannheim, lived with her adoptive father and looked after him until his death in 1862.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Regional Church Archives Karlsruhe, Mannheim: Burials 1865–1868, p. 217
  2. ↑ Entry on Joseph Fischer in Kalliope
  3. ^ L'Eco, giornale di scienze, lettere, arti, mode e teatri , Volume 4 (published 1831).
  4. ↑ Münchener Tageblatt of January 24, 1829
  5. ↑ Maraffa, Anna . In: Gustav Schilling: Encyclopedia of the Entire Musical Sciences, or Universal Lexicon of Tonkunst , Volume 4. FH Köhler, Stuttgart 1841, pp. 535-536.
  6. ↑ Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . Volume 4, Berlin 2004, p. 1480.
  7. ^ Anton Pichler: Chronicle of the Grand Ducal Court and National Theater in Mannheim. To celebrate its centenary on October 7, 1879 . Bensheimer, Mannheim 1879, p. 242.
personal data
SURNAME Fischer-Maraffa, Anna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Miedtke, Anna
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German singer
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1806
PLACE OF BIRTH Ansbach
DATE OF DEATH October 19, 1866
Place of death Mannheim