Maria Hawes
Maria Hawes , also Maria Billington-Hawes and later Maria Merest , (* April 1816 in London , † April 24, 1886 in Ryde ( Isle of Wight )) was an English concert and oratorio singer with an alto voice .
life and work
Maria Hawes was the daughter of the composer William Hawes (1785–1846), who arranged numerous operas such as Carl Maria von Weber's Freischütz for English stages. He also trained his daughter in singing. Maria Hawes achieved outstanding success at the Birmingham Music Festival in particular in 1846 . She became an esteemed concert and oratorio soloist in England.
Maria Hawes was in contact with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and composed ballads and songs herself. She was married to JD Merest.
swell
- Hawes, Maria . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. People part: A-K . Schott, Mainz 1959, p. 749 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Karl Josef Kutsch, Leo Riemens: Large singer lexicon . Electronic edition of the third, expanded edition. Bern and Munich 1999/2000. tape 6 . Directmedia, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-89853-433-2 , Maria Hawes, p. 90 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Maria Hawes in the WorldCat bibliographic database
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Wilibald Gurlitt: Maria Hawes. (1959).
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Karl Josef Kutsch, Leo Riemens: Maria Hawes.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hawes, Maria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Billington-Hawes, Maria (full name); Merest, Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English concert and oratorio singer with alto voice |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1816 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 1886 |
| Place of death | Ryde ( Isle of Wight ) |