Minna Nanitz

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Minna Nanitz

Minna Louise Nanitz (born October 8, 1842 in Seehausen , Altmark , † July 19 or 20, 1903 in Karlsbad ) was a German opera singer ( mezzo-soprano ).

Life

Nanitz worked as an opera singer in Hanover and from 1870 to 1885 as a royal court opera singer at the Dresden court theater . She was the successor to Aloysia Krebs-Michalesi . Their main roles were those of Ortrud in Wagner's Lohengrin , Amneris in Verdi's opera Aida and the woman empire in the Merry Wives of Windsor by Nicolai . On March 21, 1874 she sang in the world premiere of the opera Die Folkunger by Edmund Kretschmer . In addition to her work at the opera, she also had success as a concert and oratorio singer. She found her final resting place in Uhyst on the diver .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog, Volume 8 (1905)
  2. ↑ Person wiki of the Saxon State Library ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / Personen-wiki.slub-dresden.de
  3. ↑ Deutsches Bühnen-Jahrbuch: Theater History Year and Address Book, Volume 15 (1904)
  4. ^ Martin Wiehle : Altmark personalities. Biographical lexicon of the Altmark, the Elbe-Havel-Land and the Jerichower Land (= contributions to the cultural history of the Altmark and its peripheral areas. Vol. 5). Dr. ziethen verlag, Oschersleben 1999, ISBN 3-932090-61-6 , p. 122.
  5. ↑ Minna Nanitz at Operissimo  on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
personal data
SURNAME Nanitz, Minna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nanitz, Minna Louise (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
DATE OF BIRTH October 8, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH Seehausen , Altmark
DATE OF DEATH July 19, 1903 or July 20, 1903
Place of death Carlsbad