Elsa Reich
Elsa Reich ( September 9, 1879 in Prague - after 1913) was an opera singer ( soprano ).
Life
Reich, who had only recently been active before that, trained by contralto Plodek and Felix Ehrl , had been engaged in the soubrette trade by artistic director Angelo Neumann at the Prague State Theater since 1898 (inaugural role: "Benjamin"). She promised the best and was considered decisively gifted in her field, was agile, possessed a well-known talent for playing and found lively recognition for her sympathetic depictions, for example in "Figaro" ( Cherubin ), bear skins etc., such as "Geisha" ( Mimosa ) Etc.
In July 1904 she married Bernhardt Wollner and lived with him in Kgl. Vineyards .
In 1913 and 1914 she visited Karlovy Vary . In 1914 she retired from the stage.
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 807, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- German Stage Yearbook: Theater History Year and Address Book, Volume 18, FA Günther & Sohn 1907, p. 541.
Web links
- Elsa Reich in Sport & Salon on March 8, 1900
- Elsa Reich at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
Individual evidence
- ↑ Birth book of the Jewish community in Prague, Mädchen, year 1879, p. 191. See also her police registration card .
- ↑ Trauma of the Jewish community of Kgl. Weinberge 1892–1899, p. 43.
- ↑ Police registration certificate (1904)
- ↑ a b List of the PT spa guests who arrived and left Carlsbad in 1913 . May 13, 1913, p. 1 Online (A snippet can be seen if you search for "Wollner".)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rich, Elsa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Opera singer (soprano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1913 |