Laura Hilgermann
Laura Hilgermann , née Laura Oberländer , married Laura Rosenberg or Laura Hilgermann-Radó , ( October 13, 1869 in Vienna , Austria-Hungary - February 9, 1945 in Budapest , Kingdom of Hungary ) was an Austro-Hungarian opera singer ( soprano / alto ) and singing teacher .
Life
Hilgermann, the daughter of a middle school teacher, was discovered by an operetta singer. Afterwards she was trained by Karl Maria Wolf and Siegfried Rosenberg (her future husband) in Vienna. In 1887 she adopted the name Hilgermann as a stage name.
She made her debut in 1885 at the Deutsches Theater in Prague as "Azucena" in Il trovatore . After a dispute with the artistic director Angelo Neumann , she left Prague in 1889 and was employed at the Budapest National Opera from 1890 to 1900. Gustav Mahler brought her to the Vienna Court Opera in 1900 , where she stayed until 1920 (except for 1902/03), in which year she was also made an honorary member of the opera . Then she worked as a guest, also at the State Opera.
After another marriage, she also appeared as Laura Hilgermann-Radó.
After the end of her stage career she worked as a singing teacher in Budapest, where she was professor at the Franz Liszt Music Academy from 1920 to 1936 . She died on February 9, 1945 in the basement of her bombed house during the siege of Budapest by the Russian army.
Her roles were u. a. the "Dorabella" in Così fan tutte , "Sieglinde" in the Walküre , the "Mignon", the "Carmen", the "Amneris" in Aida , the "Cherubino" like the "Countess" in Figaro's wedding , the "Idamante" in Idomeneo and Gluck's "Orpheus" as well as in operas by Janáček, Schreker, Bittner and Korngold.
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literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 434, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- C. Höslinger: Radó-Hilgermann, Laura; born Oberländer, married Radó, formerly Hilgermann. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 8, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 380 f. (Direct links on p. 380 , p. 381 ).
- Felix Czeike (Ed.): Hilgermann, Laura. In: Historisches Lexikon Wien . Volume 3, Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-218-00545-0 , p. 187 ( digitized version ).
- Barbara Boisits: Hilgermann (own L. Oberländer), Laura. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-7001-3044-9 .
Web links
- Laura Hilgermann at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- Laura Hilgermann's appearances at the Vienna State Opera
- Laura Hilgermann in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- Klaus Ulrich Spiegel: KuK Mezzo-Diva - Laura Hilgermann: grande dame of the Vienna Opera
- Laura Hilgermann Sound recording from the archive of the Austrian Mediathek : ("Church chant scene of the Ortrud" from Lohengrin )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hilgermann, Laura |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Oberländer, Laura (maiden name); Rosenberg, Laura; Hilgermann-Radó, Laura (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austro-Hungarian opera singer (soprano / alto) and vocal teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna , Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1945 |
| Place of death | Budapest , Kingdom of Hungary |