Marie Berg
Katharina Maria "Marie" Berg , married Katharina Maria Countess von Christalnigg , also Käthe Marie von Kristalnig , (born January 29, 1840 in Budapest , † April 10, 1920 in Zagreb ) was a German theater actress and singer .
Life
After Marie Berg, who had been trained for the stage by her father, began her acting career in Pest and successfully continued it in Linz, Graz, Breslau etc., she joined the Association of the Court Theater in Meiningen in 1873 . She belonged to it until 1900, was one of the most deserving members of this stage and also took an excellent part in the Meininger tours . Effectively supported by a stately stage appearance, she proved to be an intelligent, excellent performer who always carried out her tasks with the greatest care and gave testimony to her genuinely artistic sensibility, her keen-sighted routine, her excellent art of pointing and her elegant individuality. Initially used effectively in the field of heroines, she later moved on with luck to the mother's field, and her achievements should be highlighted: "Orsina", "Elisabeth", "Porzia", "Katharina" in "Unruly" and "Duchess" in " Wallenstein ”,“ Calpurnia ”in“ Julius Caesar ”,“ Gertrud ”in“ Tell ”,“ Daja ”,“ Frau Alving ”etc. The artist was married to Count Adolar von Cristalnigg . She has taken up her permanent residence in Krapina-Töplitz (Croatia).
Marie Berg was one of eight actors who took part in all 81 guest tours of the Meiningen Court Theater between 1874 and 1890.
From 1909 she was a lecturer in singing at the Stern Conservatory .
The actress married Count Adolar von Christalnigg (1836–1890) in Graz on February 24, 1873 . Her only child, Alexander Georg (born December 17, 1873 in Meiningen ; † August 28, 1914 in Tyszowce, then Russian Empire ), kuk major of the General Staff, fell at the beginning of the First World War . In her job she used her maiden name as a pseudonym .
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 1169, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- Marie Berg in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- Marie Berg at museum-digital.de
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the count's houses, Verlag Justus Perthes, Gotha 1935, p. 66.
- ↑ List of teachers at the Stern Conservatory (1850–1936)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berg, Marie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kristalnig, Käthe Marie von; Berg, Käthe Marie; Berg, Katharina Maria (full name); Cristalnigg, Katharina Maria Countess of |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theater actress and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1840 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1920 |
| Place of death | Zagreb |