Birgit Engell
Birgit Engell (born September 18, 1882 in Berlin , † July 28, 1973 in Copenhagen , Denmark ) was a Danish opera singer ( soprano ).
Life
She was a student of Giuseppe or Alfredo Cairati ( Zurich ) and Elka Gerster . She made her debut in 1909. An engagement in Wiesbaden followed. Between 1911 and 1926 she was married to the German singer Hans Erwin Hey (son of Julius Hey ). Are occupied u. a. Appearances with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under Wilhelm Furtwängler and appearances in Carnegie Hall in New York . In 1937 she was awarded the Tagea Brandts Rejselegat as a deserved personality .
literature
- KJ Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . Unchanged edition. KG Saur, Bern, 1993, first volume A – L, Sp. 853, ISBN 3-907820-70-3
Web links
- http://www.litteraturpriser.dk/pris/tbrandt.htm
- http://www.furtwangler.net/chef.html ; there the list of performances 'La consécration'
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Engell, Birgit |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish opera singer (soprano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 28, 1973 |
| Place of death | Copenhagen , Denmark |