Fanny victim
Fanny Opfer (born September 24, 1870 in Berlin , † March 28, 1944 in the Theresienstadt ghetto ) was a German singer ( soprano ) and singing teacher.
Life
She was a student of Elka Gerster , Selma Nicklass-Kempner , and Raimund von Zur Mühlen . She made her debut as a concert singer in 1892. Her subject was song and oratorio singing.
In addition to her concert career she taught at Breslau Conservatory compartment singing and had in Berlin and private students.
The “ seizure of power ” by the Nazis (at that time she was in her early 60s) restricted her professional activity more and more. Nevertheless, she stayed in Berlin . In August 1943 she was deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto , where she was murdered the following year. The details of her death are not known.
Web links
- Fanny Sacrifice at Operissimo based on the Great Singer Lexicon
- Fanny victim in the dictionary of persecuted musicians of the Nazi era (LexM)
- Entry in the Central Database of the Names of Holocaust Victims at the Yad Vashem Memorial
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sacrifice, Fanny |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German singer (soprano) and singing teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 28, 1944 |
| Place of death | Theresienstadt ghetto |