Ottilie Genée
Ottilie Genée , also Ottilie Fritzsch , (born August 4, 1834 in Dresden , † November 14, 1911 in Eberswalde ) was a German stage actress and opera singer ( soprano ).
Life
The sister of Richard Genée and Rudolf Genée made her debut as a child at the Danzig City Theater , which her father Friedrich Genée directed from 1841. Later she also appeared in Breslau and at the Stadt-Theater Hamburg . In 1850, at the age of 16, she was brought to the newly opened Wilhelmstädtische Theater in Berlin . From there she moved to the Krollsche Theater and was able to celebrate great success as a soubrette ( trouser roles ). Spurred on by this, authors such as Ernst Dohm , Eduard Jacobson , David Kalisch and August Weirauch began to tailor their roles. During this time, Genée also gave guest appearances on various German and Austrian stages.
In 1869 she went on a major tour through the USA . There she directed the German Theater in San Francisco . In 1884 she returned to Germany and was to be seen on various German stages for the next few years. At the special request of the German Emperor Wilhelm I , she appeared in the city theater of Bad Ems and in the Kassel court theater .
After another tour of the USA , she settled in Berlin in 1891, where she taught dramatic art. In 1897 the general director of the royal theater made her head of the drama school attached to it.
Ottilie Genée died at the age of 77 on November 14, 1911 in Eberswalde, where she also found her final resting place.
She was married to the theater director Charles Fritzsch .
student
Roles (selection)
- Pfefferrösel - Pfeffer-Rosel or the Frankfurt Fair in 1297 ( Charlotte Birch-Pfeiffer )
- Clothilde - City and Country ( Christian Hinrich Spieß )
- Evchen - The Enchanted Prince: Schwank in Three Acts (Johann von Plötz 1786–1856)
- Jerold - The Bummler von Berlin ( Eduard Jacobson )
- Seamstress - The Servants' Ball (Eduard Jacobson and Jean Kren)
literature
- Ottilie Genée: From my lecture portfolio. Declamatory potpourri . Steinitz, Berlin 1900.
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 316 f., ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Adolph Kohut : The largest and most famous German soubrettes of the nineteenth century. With unprinted letters from Josephine Gallmeyer, Marie Geistinger, Ottilie Genée . Bagel, Düsseldorf 1890
Web links
- Ottilie Genée at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Genée, Ottilie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fritzsch, Ottilie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theater actress and opera singer (soprano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1834 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1911 |
| Place of death | Eberswalde |