Francisca Stading

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Francisca Stading

Francisca Stading , née Franziska Sophia Stading (* 1763 in Berlin ; † February 8, 1836 in Dresden ) was a German opera singer (soprano).

Life

Stading was the stepdaughter of the music dealer Hammel. As a child she was vocal trained by Gertrud Mara in Berlin and by the singing teacher Graaf in the Hague.

In 1779 she was the first German singer to be appointed for life at the Royal Opera in Stockholm . She was also a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music .

After her retirement in 1806, she moved back to Germany.

literature

  • Ingvar Andersson, Gustavianskt (Swedish)
  • Georg Nordensvan, Svensk teater och svenska skådespelare Från Gustav III till våra dagar. Förra delen 1772-1842 , Albert Bonniers Förlag (1917), Stockholm (Swedish)
  • Kungliga teaterns repertoar 1773-1973 , (1974) (Swedish)
  • Torsten Dahl, Svenskahaben och kvinnor. 7 , Sibylla-Tjällgren (Swedish)

Web links

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