Lola Beeth
Lola Beeth ( November 23, 1864 in Krakow - March 18, 1940 in Berlin ) was an Austrian opera singer ( soprano ) and vocal teacher .
Life
Lola Beeth, the daughter of a businessman, came to Lemberg at an early age , where she received piano and singing lessons. At the instigation of Princess Sapieha , she was trained with Louise Dustmann in Vienna , with Pauline Viardot-Garcia in Paris , then with Francesco Lamperti in Milan and finally with Rosa Deruda in Berlin.
In March 1882 she was invited by the artistic director Botho von Hülsen to a guest performance in Berlin, where she made her debut as "Elsa" in Lohengrin . The success of this guest performance earned her a three-year contract, which was extended for another three years after it had expired.
During this time, she was invited to the Empress Augusta's almost every Thursday , and Kaiser Wilhelm was so taken with her that he sent her a handwritten letter and a gold medal.
In 1887 she was supposed to move to the Opéra-Comique in Paris and had already finished rehearsals when the opera burned down. As a replacement she gave two big concerts. The French specialist press overturned their reviews after their appearances.
She sang “Elsa” on August 25, 1887 at the Vienna Court Opera , brought by Wilhelm Jahn , the director of the Vienna Opera , and in April / May 1888 became a member of the ensemble, to which she belonged until April 30, 1895.
Then she went first to Paris, from there to Hamburg and then to the USA. She became a member of the Abbé-Grauschen opera tour and made her debut on May 1, 1895 in New York at the Metropolitan Opera . During this tour she sang in three languages: Italian, French and German. In 1896 she returned to Europe and gave guest appearances at the Coventgardentheater in London, in Monte Carlo, Warsaw, Petersburg and in all major European cities.
She was engaged again at the Vienna Court Opera from August 1, 1898 to July 31, 1901. Her new debut was "Elsa", which she also sang at her farewell performance.
An engagement in Hamburg should follow, but after a few days of membership she renounced her continued employment.
She then lived in Berlin as a singing teacher.
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 76 f., ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Franz Hadamowsky , Alexander Witeschnik : Hundred Years of Vienna Opera on the Ring [anniversary exhibition]. Vienna: Action Committee 100 year celebration of the Vienna State Opera 1969, p. 83
- Elisabeth Th. Hilscher-Fritz: Beeth, Lola. 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
- Lola Beeth in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- Lola Beeth's appearances at the Vienna State Opera
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beeth, Lola |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian opera singer (soprano) and singing teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Krakow |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 18, 1940 |
| Place of death | Berlin |