Friederike Ellmenreich
Friederike Ellmenreich (* 1775 in Köthen ; † April 5, 1845 in Schwerin ) was a German actress , opera singer (alto) and writer .
Life
Ellmenreich was the daughter of the singer Christian Brandl and actress Marianne Rouillon . In 1792 she married the singer (bass buffo) Johann Baptist Ellmenreich in Hanau . A year later the family moved to Frankfurt am Main .
In 1794 Ellmenreich separated from her husband and made his debut in Prague . She was then committed to his Theater an der Wien by the impresario Emanuel Schikaneder . In 1796 she went on a tour through Italy.
In 1801 she returned to her husband in Germany. The following year Johann Baptist Ellmenreich was hired to Saint Petersburg . Friederike Ellmenreich used this time to study singing with Luigi Cherubini in Paris . As an opera singer, she performed in Strasbourg , Augsburg and Vienna between 1805 and 1811 .
In 1812 she was again engaged as an actress, but partly also as a singer at the Karlsruhe Court Theater. Engagements in Hamburg (1817), Mannheim (1820) and Frankfurt am Main (1821-1837) followed.
At the age of 61, she said goodbye to the stage in 1836 and moved to Schwerin with her son Albert Ellmenreich . Throughout her life she had published numerous translations and adaptations of mostly French and Italian opera texts.
Her granddaughter was the actress Franziska Ellmenreich (1847–1931).
Web links
- Literature by and about Friederike Ellmenreich in the catalog of the German National Library
- Friederike Ellmenreich at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ellmenreich, Friederike |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actress, opera singer (alto) and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1775 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Koethen |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 5, 1845 |
| Place of death | Schwerin |