Martina Wulf
Martina Wulf (born April 30, 1907 as Martha Maria Wulf in Hamburg , † November 28, 1982 ) was a German opera singer ( soprano ). The opera singer , who was honored as a Hamburg Chamber Singer , belonged to the ensemble of the Hamburg State Opera from 1929 to 1953 .
Life
Martina Wulf grew up in Hamburg. Her music-loving mother nurtured her daughter's talent with singing lessons. At the age of 20, Wulf made his debut at the Volksoper Hamburg on Millerntorplatz . From 1929 to 1953 she was part of the ensemble of the Hamburg State Opera , where she gave more than 2,000 performances. Among other things, she took part in the premiere of La cena delle beffe in the 1920s, which took place in the presence of the composer Umberto Giordano . Allegedly Giordano wanted to take her to Italy with him, but Wulf stayed in Hamburg. In a newspaper poll in 1951, she was voted the most popular woman in Hamburg by readers. Her voice can be heard on a number of recordings from the time.
Web links
- Martina Wulf at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
Individual evidence
- ^ Museum for Hamburg History (ed.): 300 Years of Opera in Hamburg (1678-1978) , Christians, Hamburg 1977, ISBN 3-7672-0528-9 , p. 128
- ↑ Farewell to the nightingale . In: Hamburger Abendblatt , No. 279/1982 of December 1, 1982, p. 19.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wulf, Martina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wulf, Martha Maria (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (soprano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1982 |