Bianca Bianchi
Bianca Bianchi , born in Bertha Schwarz (born January 27, 1855 in Heidelberg , † February 16, 1947 in Salzburg ) was a German-Austrian opera singer ( coloratura soprano ).
Life
Bertha Schwarz was born as the daughter of a couple of actors who were engaged at the Mannheim court theater.
After taking singing lessons in Heidelberg and Paris , he was engaged at the Stadt-Theater Hamburg from 1873 to 1876 . From 1874 she used her stage name Bianca Bianchi and first appeared under this at the Covent Garden Opera in London , followed by engagements in Karlsbad and from 1880 at the Vienna Court Opera . That year an asteroid was named in her honor.
In 1882 the waltz " Frühlingsstimmen " was composed by Johann Strauss as a coloratura for Bianca Bianchi, but was initially only moderately successful when it was first performed on March 1, 1883.
In 1894 the singer married her agent, the impresario and theater entrepreneur Bernhard Pollini .
Bianca Bianchi-Pollini was a chamber singer (soprano) from 1898 to 1901 in the ensemble of the Hamburg State Opera, when Georg Pittrich was Kapellmeister there. In the year she said goodbye to the stage, she lived at Mittelweg 22.
She died on February 16, 1947 in her still-preserved Villa Mönchsberg 31 in Salzburg.
literature
- CM Gruber: Bertha Schwarz, married Pollini, artist name Bianca Bianchi, singer. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 11, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1999, ISBN 3-7001-2803-7 , p. 426 f. (Direct links on p. 426 , p. 427 ).
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 93 f., ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive )
- Christian Uhlir: Salzburger Stadtberge , Salzburg 2011
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ There are contradicting statements in the literature as to whether the first performance was an immediate success or whether the waltz only 'caught on' in a roundabout way. - Otto Schneidereit, Johann Strauss and the city on the beautiful blue Danube, Berlin: VEB Lied der Zeit, 4th edition 1982, pp. 233–234; Johann Strauss - for his 150th birthday. Exhibition by the Vienna City Library May 22 to October 31, 1975. Catalog by Fritz Racek, Vienna: Vienna City Library 1975, pp. 82–83 cat. 422
- ^ Theater Almanac. Theater history year and address book . Ed .: Cooperative of German Stage Members. 12th year, Berlin 1901, p. 363
- ^ New theater almanac. Theater history year and address book. Ed. Cooperative of German Theater Members , Berlin 1901, p. 363; Opera. Ladies
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bianchi, Bianca |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schwarz, Bertha (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Austrian opera singer (coloratura soprano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1855 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heidelberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 16, 1947 |
| Place of death | Salzburg |