Mathilde Marchesi
Mathilde Marchesi de Castrone (born Mathilde Lisette Sophie Jeanette Graumann ; born March 24, 1821 in Frankfurt am Main , † November 17, 1913 in London ) was a German opera singer ( mezzo-soprano ) and music teacher .
Life
Mathilde Marchesi was a niece of Beethoven's friend Dorothea von Ertmann . She studied singing in Paris with Manuel Patricio Rodríguez García . In 1849 she made her debut as a singer. In 1854 she began her career as a music teacher at the Musikfreunde Vienna Conservatory . She went to Paris in 1861, to Cologne in 1865 and back to Vienna in 1868. From 1881 she was back in Paris.
Mathilde Marchesi was married to Salvatore de Castrone (stage name: Salvatore Marchesi ) (1830–1908), an Italian baritone . They were the parents of the soprano Blanche Marchesi (1863-1940).
In 1957 the Marchesigasse in Vienna- Donaustadt (22nd district) was named after her.
Works
- Bel Canto: A Theoretical and Practical Vocal Method , Dover: Mathilde Marchesi 1970
- Exercices elementaires el gradues. Elementary and step-by-step exercises , Boston & New-York: Arthur P. Schmidt January 1890
- Correct Methods of Vocal Study , in: Anton Seidl (Ed.), The Music of the Modern World, Vol. 2: Music, New York: D. Appleton & Company 1893, pp. 159-160
- Marchesi and Music: Passages from the Life of a Famous Singing-Teacher , New York: Harper & Brothers 1897
Schoolgirls (selection)
Emma Abbott , Suzanne Adams , Frances Alda , Sigrid Arnoldson , Blanche Arral , Rosa Axamethy , Anna Baier , Ida Baier , Emma Calvé , Julie Dumont-Suvanny , Emma Eames , Rose Ettinger , Marie Fillunger , Mary Garden , Etelka Gerster , Hermine Galfy , Ellen Gulbranson , Gabrielle Krauss , Auguste Ihle , Selma Kurz , Nellie Melba , Ilma de Murska , Emma Nevada , Rosa Papier , Luise Radecke , Sofie Röhr-Brajnin , Sibyl Sanderson , Frances Saville , Clementine von Schuch-Proska , Gisela Staudigl .
Éva Gauthier was rejected by her as a student.
Web links
- Works by and about Mathilde Marchesi in the German Digital Library
- Marchesi de Castrone, Mathilde. Hessian biography. (As of February 14, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Marchesi, Mathilde in the Frankfurt personal dictionary
Individual evidence
- ↑ Daniele Carnini, " MARCHESI (cavaliere de Castrone marchese della Rajata), Salvatore ". In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani , Volume 69, Roma: Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, 2007
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marchesi, Mathilde |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marchesi de Castrone, Mathilde (full name); Graumann, Mathilde (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (mezzo-soprano) and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1821 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 17, 1913 |
| Place of death | London |