Gertrud Förstel
Gertrud Förstel , also Gertrude Förstel ( December 21, 1880 in Leipzig - June 7, 1950 in Bad Godesberg ) was a German opera singer ( soprano ) and singing teacher .
Life
Förstel, the daughter of a member of the Gewandhaus Orchestra , was actually intended as a pianist , also graduated from the Leipzig Conservatory and made her debut as such in front of an audience in Werdau in 1897 .
Angelo Neumann, however, noticed her voice, and he had her trained - at his own expense - in Berlin with Bertha Niklas-Kempner and in Dresden with Aglaja Orgeni . She made her debut on September 1, 1900 at the State Theater in Prague as "Amine" in Bellini's Night Walker .
On April 11, 1905, she was a guest at the Vienna Court Opera (“Sulamith”, The Queen of Sheba ). From September 1, 1906 to January 31, 1912 she was a member of the Vienna Court Opera Association (she made her debut on September 4, 1906 as "Mignon"). From 1904 to 1912 she was invited to the Bayreuth Festival several times .
From 1912 until the end of her singing career, she worked exclusively as a concert singer and then worked as a singing teacher at the Cologne University of Music .
She was particularly famous for her soprano solo in Mahler's 4th Symphony.
Student (selection)
- Anny Helm (1903–1993), soprano
- Ilse Hollweg (1922–1990), soprano
- Aga Joesten (1904–1996), soprano
- Marianne Warneyer (1907–1982), soprano
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Gertrud Förstel . In: Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century. Paul List, Leipzig 1903, p. 267–268 ( daten.digitale-sammlungen.de ).
- Förstel, Gertrude (1880–1950), singer. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 332.
- Barbara Boisits: Förstel (married Link), Gertrude. 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
- Gertrud Förstel in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- Gertrud Förstel in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- Gertrud Förstel Picture in the Manskopf Collection of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main
- Gertrud Förstel's appearances at the Vienna State Opera
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Förstel, Gertrud |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Förstel, Gertrude (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (soprano) and singing teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 7, 1950 |
| Place of death | bad Godesberg |