Elsa Lewinsky
Elsa Lewinsky (born September 27, 1877 in Prague , † after 1901) was an Austrian actress and opera singer ( soprano ).
Life
Lewinsky was the daughter of the actor Joseph Lewinsky and his second wife, the actress Olga Lewinsky . She received her first artistic lessons from her parents. Later private lessons with singing master Reß were added in Vienna . Thanks to his support and support, she was able to successfully debut at the city theater in Stettin in the role of Agathe in Weber's Freischütz .
Lewinsky also became a member of the ensemble there and remained so until 1901. That year she accepted an engagement at the Saxony-Anhalt Court Theater . In addition to her appearances there, she also made several guest tours, for example to the Deutsche Schauspielhaus ( Hamburg ) or the German Theater ( Warsaw ).
Roles (selection)
- Margarethe - Faust. A tragedy ( Johann Wolfgang von Goethe )
- Pamina - The Magic Flute ( Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart )
- Michaela - Carmen ( Georges Bizet )
- Elsa - Lohengrin ( Richard Wagner )
- Elisabeth - Tannhäuser and the Singers' War on the Wartburg (Richard Wagner)
- Marie - Trumpeter von Säckingen ( Victor Ernst Nessler )
- Bianca - The Taming of the Shrew ( William Shakespeare )
- Sieglinde - The Valkyrie (Richard Wagner)
- Silberfee - Christmas fairy tale ( Botho Sigwart zu Eulenburg )
- Agathe - Der Freischütz ( Carl Maria von Weber )
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 600, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lewinsky, Elsa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian actress and opera singer (soprano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 27, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1901 |