Emmy Neiendorff
Emmy Neiendorff (born March 18, 1888 in Berlin , died April 2, 1962 in Hechendorf am Pilsensee ) was a German opera singer ( alto / contralto).
Life
She was trained at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin and was a student of Mathilde Mallinger and Nikolaus Rothmühl (1857-1926). She made her debut in 1914 at the Breslau Opera in the role of "Soloblume" in Parsifal . She had engagements in Strasbourg from 1915 to 1918 and in Freiburg im Breisgau from 1919 to 1920 . From 1920 to 1938 she was a member of the ensemble at the Landestheater Dessau . Her title role in the German premiere of Dido and Aeneas in Dessau in 1925 was recognized as significant .
In addition to working at the opera and theater, Neiendorff was also known as a concert and oratorio singer. She was accompanied by, among others, Hans Pfitzner to his piano pieces. She became known through further international guest appearances. In Berlin she appeared regularly from 1925 onwards; in Leipzig and Stuttgart 1928; in Hamburg 1929. At the Wagner Festival in Paris in 1930 she gave the "Fricka" in the Ring des Nibelungen under the conductor Franz von Hoeßlin , and in the same year she also gave a concert in Vienna. The guest tour in 1931 took her to Munich , Prague , Riga and Tallinn . From 1938 to 1939 Neiendorff went on a concert tour in the USA.
After the end of her stage career, Neiendorff ran her own opera school in Dessau.
literature
- Ursula Koehler-Lutterbeck; Monika Siedentopf: Lexicon of 1000 women , Bonn 2000, p. 256. ISBN 3-8012-0276-3
Web links
- Emmy Neiendorff at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Neiendorff, Emmy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (alto / contralto) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 2, 1962 |
| Place of death | Hechendorf at the Pilsensee |