Emma Baumann
Emma Baumann , née Emma Schubotz ( April 7, 1855 in Erfurt - February 3, 1925 in Leipzig ) was a German opera singer ( soprano ) and singing teacher .
Life
She was the daughter of a royal telegraph secretary who was not exactly hostile to her inclinations. Even at school she was an extremely docile singing student.
Finally, forced to choose a career by family events, she chose the theater in 1883, after she had already been prepared for the stage in Berlin by the Seidelmann Theater Directorate, and her great passion for music had become more and more powerful. First she worked in Darmstadt, married to the bassist Baumann, as a singing teacher at the Wallenstein Conservatory.
She finally made her debut as "Martha" at the Stadttheater in Dortmund and was so extremely popular that she immediately engaged director Engel for the Kroll'sche Theater in Berlin, where she made her debut in 1884.
Director Eugen Staegemann in Leipzig heard about her extraordinary success in Berlin and prompted her to make a guest appearance on the Leipzig stage. On July 13, 1884, she sang “Elvira” in Don Juan with such success that she was soon engaged. On August 5, 1884, she sang in engagement, but still as a guest and stayed there until at least 1903.
From 1907 she worked again as a singing teacher in Leipzig.
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 60, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . 4th, enlarged and updated edition. Volume 1 (Aarden-Castles). Saur, Munich 2003, ISBN 978-3-598-44088-5 , p. 291 (accessed from De Gruyter Online).
Web links
- Emma Baumann at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- Emma Baumann at forgottenoperasingers.blogspot.de (English)
- Emma Baumann in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baumann, Emma |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schubotz, Emma (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (soprano) and singing teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1855 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Erfurt |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 3, 1925 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |