Anna Maria Sessi
Anna Maria Sessi (after marriage: Neumann-Sessi ; * 1790 in Rome , † June 9, 1864 in Vienna ) was an Italian opera singer with a soprano voice .
Life
Anna Maria Sessi was one of five daughters of the singer Giovanni Sessi. She moved with her parents from Rome to Vienna at a young age. Her two older sisters Maria Anna and Impératrice , both with stage experience, gave her singing lessons. In 1805 she made her debut at the Vienna Court Opera . In order to further develop her voice, she returned to Italy, where she celebrated success as prima donna on the stages in Bologna , Florence and Naples . After the death of her sister Imperatrice in 1808, she returned to Vienna. There she married the merchant Ignaz Neumann in 1813, but without giving up her artistic career.
In 1815 she embarked on an artistic journey through Hungary and particularly to Germany, which took her to the Gewandhaus in Leipzig in 1817 . In 1823 she fell dangerously ill, could be rescued, but lost her voice. She lived for some time in Hamburg as a singing teacher and spent her twilight years in Vienna.
literature
- Constant von Wurzbach : Biographical Lexicon of the Austrian Empire: containing the life sketches of the memorable people who lived in the imperial state and its crown lands from 1750 to 1850. - Vienna: Zamarski [et al.], 1856–1891, p. 157 [1]
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Ludwig Eisenberg's Great Biographical Lexicon of the German Stage: in the XIX. Century. - Leipzig: List, 1903 (only mentioned for the sake of completeness on page 963 )
- Uwe Harten : Sessi, family. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-7001-3046-5 .
- Uwe Harten : Neumann, Anna Maria; born Sessi. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 90.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sessi, Anna Maria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Neumann-Sessi, Anna Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian opera singer with a soprano voice |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1790 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 9, 1864 |
| Place of death | Vienna |