Paula Doenges
Paula Doenges , also Paula Dönges , ( March 17, 1874 in Leipzig - June 15, 1931 in Langebrück near Dresden ) was a German opera singer ( soprano ).
Life
Doenges, the daughter of a school principal, was "discovered" by him at the age of five when he heard her sing. He also didn't mind that she decided to become a singer when she was a schoolgirl. After taking professional lessons from Friedrich Rebling and August Prost , director of the Stadttheater, she immediately made her debut in Leipzig, where she began her engagement in 1891 as "Agathe". There she stayed until 1908, although she u. a. Bernhard Pollini wanted to sign for the Hamburg City Theater.
In Leipzig she created "Thirza" on November 11, 1906 in the world premiere of the opera Strandrecht ( The Wreckers ) by Ethel Smyth .
In 1906 she made a guest appearance at the Opera in Frankfurt am Main and was engaged there as a dramatic soprano from 1908. She stayed there until 1913 and then worked as a guest.
Her strength lay particularly in Wagner's dramatic roles. So she sang u. a. the "Brünnhilde" in the Ring of the Nibelung , the "Isolde" in Tristan , but also the "Leonore" in Fidelio , the "Countess" in Figaro's wedding , the "Rezia" in Oberon von Weber, the "Santuzza" in Cavalleria rusticana and the "Katharina" in The Taming of the Shrew . She also carried the title of a princely Russian chamber singer.
Her voice is preserved on a single Odeon record (Berlin, 1910).
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Paula Doenges . In: Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century. Paul List, Leipzig 1903, p. 205 ( daten.digitale-sammlungen.de ).
- Herrmann AL Degener : Who is it? Publishing house by HA Ludwig Degener, Leipzig 1909, p. 283
Web links
- Paula Doenges at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- Paula Doenges. Picture in the Manskopf Collection of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Individual evidence
- ↑ Herrmann AL Degener : Who is it? Publishing house by HA Ludwig Degener, Leipzig 1909, p. 283
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Doenges, Paula |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dönges, Paula |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German opera singer (soprano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 15, 1931 |
| Place of death | Langebrück near Dresden |