Eleanor de Ahna
Eleonore de Ahna (born January 8, 1838 in Vienna , † May 10, 1865 in Berlin ), occasionally called Leonore de Ahna , was a German opera singer ( soprano / mezzo-soprano ).
Life
Eleonore de Ahna was the daughter of a Bavarian lieutenant who later worked as a manufacturer. Her mother was a born baroness of Odelga. Her brother was the violinist Heinrich de Ahna . Her niece, the singer Pauline de Ahna , married the composer Richard Strauss .
Although Eleonore de Ahna did not intend to go to the theater at first, the worsening financial situation of her parents forced her to turn to this profession. She received her singing training from Eduard Mantius (1806–1874). She made her debut at the Royal Opera in Berlin on September 2, 1859 in the title role of Donizetti's opera Lucrezia Borgia and soon became popular with audiences. On January 1, 1860, she received a permanent commitment. She gave Fidès in Meyerbeer's Le prophète , Ortrud in Wagner's Lohengrin , Elisabeth in Tannhäuser and other roles in Le nozze di Figaro , Don Juan , Rigoletto and Orfeo ed Euridice . In addition, she gave guest performances outside of Berlin.
Eleonore de Ahna died at the age of 27 after an inner ailment that first forced her to interrupt her work until she was finally completely withdrawn from the stage. She was buried in the cemetery of the St. Hedwigs Congregation. Her grave is adorned with a marble angel by Julius Franz .
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 17, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Ahna, Eleonore de . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 22nd part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1870, p. 459 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Joseph Kürschner : De Ahna, Eleonore . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 790.
- Ahna Eleonore de. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 9.
- Ahna Heinrich de. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 9.
- Biography in: NN .: The Joachim'sche String Quartet . In: Musikalisches Wochenblatt vol. 16, No. 3 of January 8, 1885, p. 31.
- de Ahna, Leonore in Kutsch / Riemens: Großes Sängerlexikon , p. 5336 f ( cf.singer lexicon volume 2, p. 800) (c) Verlag KG Saur, electronic edition of the third, extended edition, digital library volume 33.
Web links
- Literature by and about Eleonore de Ahna in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Eduard Mantius in the catalog of the German National Library
- ^ Alfred Etzold, Wolfgang Türk: The Dorotheenstädtische Friedhof . Links Verlag, Berlin 2002, p. 91 ( online at Google Books)
- ^ Alfred Etzold, Wolfgang Türk: The Dorotheenstädtische Friedhof . Links Verlag, Berlin 2002, p. 184 ( online at Google Books)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ahna, Eleonore de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ahna, Leonore de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (soprano / mezzo-soprano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1838 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1865 |
| Place of death | Berlin |