Emmy Funk
Emma Anna Maria Funk (born Swoboda, also Swoboda-Funk, Funk-Swoboda; born September 19, 1915 in Vienna ; † April 10, 1974 ibid.) Was an Austrian opera singer with a soprano voice .
Life
At the University of Vienna she studied musicology from 1934 with Robert Lach and Alfred Orel , which she completed with a doctorate in 1939 or 1943. In the summer semester of 1936 she attended opera school with Wilhelm Klitsch at the Vienna Music Academy . From 1937 she made regular appearances on Radio Vienna . At the same time she took private singing lessons with Minna Singer-Burian and sang at the Volksoper Vienna from 1939 and 1945–1964 at the Vienna State Opera . She also made vinyl recordings. After her stage farewell in 1964, she worked as a teacher in Vienna.
She was married to Peter Funk from April 29, 1938, from October 29, 1951 to a Schurmann or Schürmann, and January 19, 1961 to the businessman Heinrich Biber. A marriage with the bass-baritone Alois Pernerstorfer mentioned by Czeike is denied by the Austrian Music Lexicon.
literature
- Hermann A. Ludwig Degener : Who is who. Our contemporaries. Contemporaries lexicon containing biographies and bibliographies. Information about origin, family, curriculum vitae, works, favorite occupations, party affiliation, membership in societies, address. Other communications of general interest. Berlin-Grunewald: Arani-Verlag 1905-1958
- Kürschner's biographical theater manual. Edited by Herbert A. Frenzel [u. a.]. Berlin: de Gruyter 1956
- Kurt Dieman-Dichtl : Music in Vienna. Vienna [u. a.]: Molden 1970, p. 455
- Monika Kornberger / Uwe Harten : Funk (nee Swoboda, also Swoboda-Funk, Funk-Swoboda), Emmy (own Emma Anna Maria). In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .
Web links
- Emmy Funk in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- Emmy Funk's appearances at the Vienna State Opera
- Emmy Funk at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Monika Kornberger / Uwe Harten : Funk (née Swoboda, also Swoboda-Funk, Funk-Swoboda), Emmy (own Emma Anna Maria). In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .
- ^ Emmy Funk in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- ^ Emmy Funk's appearances at the Vienna State Opera
- ↑ Emmy Funk at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Funk, Emmy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Swoboda, Emmy (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian opera singer with a soprano voice |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1974 |
| Place of death | Vienna |