Hermione Galfy
Hermine Galfy , actually Hermine Katzmayr , married Hermine Katzmayr-Godeffroy ( October 25, 1856 - April 2, 1933 in Vienna ) was an opera singer ( soprano ) and singing teacher .
Life
Galfy was prepared for a singing career at the Vienna Conservatory by the famous singing master Mathilde Marchesi . She found her first engagement in 1877 at the Stadttheater in Düsseldorf, came to Königsberg in 1879, joined the Association of the Schwerin Hofbühne in 1880 , where she worked successfully until 1888 and was appointed grand ducal chamber singer in recognition of her services . After the artist appeared mostly as a guest in Bremen, Munich, Stuttgart, Rotterdam, Kassel, Bayreuth (here she gave the world premiere of Parsifal a squire and a magical girl) and Wiesbaden and enjoyed great recognition everywhere, she withdrew in 1894 retired from the stage and took up her residence in Berlin, where she worked as a singing teacher at the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory in Berlin since 1897 .
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Hermine Galfy . In: Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century. Paul List, Leipzig 1903, p. 1170 ( daten.digitale-sammlungen.de ).
Web links
- Hermine Galfy at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hermine Galfy ( Memento of the original from August 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Life dates and pictures
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Galfy, Hermione |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Katzmayr, Hermine (real name); Katzmayr-Godeffroy, Hermine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Opera singer (soprano) and singing teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1856 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 2, 1933 |
| Place of death | Vienna |