Mathilde Hellwig
Mathilde Hellwig (born September 19, 1825 in Vienna , † November 15, 1892 ibid) was an Austrian opera singer and member of the Vienna Court Opera .
Life
Mathilde Swatosch, married Mathilde von Vivenot, was the daughter of a music teacher. At the age of seven she had already won a great price in the conservatory. From 1841 to 1844 and again from 1845 to 1849 she was a soprano at the k. k. Employed at Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna. One of her star roles was Halévy's opera Der Blitz . Before that she worked at the Theater an der Wien .
On February 6, 1850, she married the well-known surgeon Rudolph von Vivenot and gave up her career. From this connection come three children, u. a. the later k. u. k. Field Marshal Lieutenant Oscar von Vivenot (1859–1932).
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Hellwig, Mathilde . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 8th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1862, p. 297 ( digitized version ).
- Barbara Boisits: Hellwig (Helwig, nee Swatosch), Mathilde. 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 .
- Michael Jahn: The Vienna Court Opera from 1836 to 1848: the Balochino / Merelli era. The apple, 2004
- Michael Jahn: The Vienna Court Opera from 1848 to 1870. Schneider, 2002
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Volume 41, CA Starke, 1968, p. 422
Web links
- Obituary (Category: Theater and Art). In: Wiener Zeitung , Wiener Abendpost, November 17, 1892, p. 3 (online at ANNO ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hellwig, Mathilde |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Swatosch, Mathilde (maiden name); Vivenot, Mathilde von (married name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian opera singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 15, 1892 |
| Place of death | Vienna |