Maria Gerhart

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Maria Gerhart , also Marie Gerhart , married Maria Gerhart-Gschwandtner ( July 10, 1890 in Vienna - November 29, 1975 there ) was an Austrian opera singer ( soprano ).

Life

Maria Gerhart completed her training at the Vienna Conservatory. In 1918 she made her debut at the Vienna Volksoper , and in 1919 at the Vienna State Opera (the official name at the time was opera theater ). From 1923 to 1939 she was a member of the ensemble of the State Opera and played a total of 24 roles in 394 performances during this time. At the Salzburg Festival from 1926 to 1933, the artist sang leading roles, above all the Queen of the Night , but also Konstanze and Fiordiligi in Mozart operas and the Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos by Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Richard Strauss . As Konstanze “she won applause on the open scene after the 'Marterarie'”, as the Neue Musikzeitung writes in a festival report . In 1934 she was awarded the title of chamber singer at the Vienna State Opera . From November 1, 1950 to September 30, 1955, she taught at the Vienna Music Academy , and her students included the soprano Liselotte Maikl and Maria von Guggenberg-Barska . In 1970 the singer was made an honorary member of the Vienna State Opera .

Gerhart excelled in the classic coloratura roles - Donizetti's Lucia , Mozart's Konstanze and Queen of the Night , Verdi's Gilda , Strauss' Sophie , Zerbinetta and Fiakermilli - but also sang lyrical roles such as Fiordiligi , Liu , Oscar or Adina in L'elisir d'amore .

Gerhart was married to the répétiteur and conductor Rudolf Gschwandtner.

Roles (selection)

Donizetti :

Luck :

Grosz :

  • Dorimene in Sganarell

Halévy :

Kienzl :

Leoncavallo :

Meyerbeer :

Mozart :

 

Nicolai :

Pfitzner :

Puccini :

Richard Strauss :

Verdi :

Wagner :

Weber :

Sources for the role directory:

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Elisabeth Th. Hilscher-Fritz: Gerhart, Maria. 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 .
  2. ^ Maria Gerhart's appearances at the Vienna State Opera
  3. ↑ Without indication of the author: archive.org , Neue Musikzeitung , accessed online on December 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ Alexander Rausch , Monika Kornberger: Maikl, family. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-7001-3045-7 .
  5. ↑ Wiener Staatsoper , Archive: SEARCH RESULTS Performances with Marie Gerhart , accessed on December 6, 2016. The list of roles of the singer at the Wiener Staatsoper is very likely not yet complete, as the archive of the Wiener Staatsoper has been fully recorded since 1955 and is sent to Years before that.
  6. ^ Salzburger Festspiele (archive): Cast of the Magic Flute 1933 , accessed on December 6, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Gerhart, Maria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gerhart, Marie; Gerhart-Gschwandtner, Maria (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian opera singer (soprano)
DATE OF BIRTH July 10, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna , Austria-Hungary
DATE OF DEATH November 29, 1975
Place of death Vienna , Austria