Marianne Sessi
Marianne Sessi (* 1770 (?, Other information: 1776) in Rome , † March 10, 1847 in Vienna ) was an Italian opera singer .
Marianne Sessi was the eldest of five daughters of the singer Giovanni Sessi. In her youth she moved to Vienna with her family. She made her debut at the Italian Opera in Vienna in 1793. In 1795 she married the businessman Franz Josef Natorp and interrupted her career until his death in 1804. She then performed as a singer in Italy, Portugal, England, Austria, Germany and Scandinavia. She last performed in Hamburg in 1836, then was a singing teacher in Berlin and finally moved back to Vienna.
literature
- Eduard Hanslick, History of the Vienna Concert System , W. Braumüller, Vienna 1869, page 260 f. ( Digitized version )
- Uwe Harten : Natorp, Maria Anna (Marianne) Baroness von; born Sessi. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 38 f. (Direct links on p. 38 , p. 39 ).
- Uwe Harten : Sessi, family. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-7001-3046-5 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sessi, Marianne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Natorp, Maria Anna von (married name); Natorp, Marianne von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian opera singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1770 or 1776 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 1847 |
| Place of death | Vienna |