Paula von Lichtenfels
Paula von Lichtenfels ( April 6, 1869 in Mödling - after 1905) was an Austrian pianist , opera singer ( soprano ) and singing teacher .
Life
Lichtenfels, the daughter of the academic painter Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels , enjoyed her vocal training with the Wagnerian singer Marianne Brandt as well as studying piano at the music school of Eduard Horak after her musical talent was discovered at an early stage .
She made her debut as a concert singer. She began her stage work in 1894 at the Royal City Theater Olomouc. In 1895 she was engaged in Wiesbaden, 1896 in Sondershausen, 1898 in Halle, where she made her debut as "Rosine" (in The Barber of Seville ). In 1901 she joined the Association of the Nuremberg City Theater .
In 1905 she moved to the Berlin National Theater , but then worked as a singing teacher in Berlin-Charlottenburg . Occasionally she appeared as a singer on guest tours.
She was a coloratura singer . Her roles included the "Marguerite de Valois" in the Huguenots by Meyerbeer, the "Leonore" in the Troubadour by Verdi, the "Madeleine" in the Postillon by Lonjumeau by Adam and the "Leonore" in Flotow's Alessandro Stradella .
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century. Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 600, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Wilhelm Kosch (Ed.): German Theater Lexicon. Volume II. Hurka - Pallenberg. De Gruyter, Berlin [et al.] January 1960. Reprint 2010, ISBN 978-3-907820-28-5 , p. 1234.
- Karl-Josef Kutsch , Leo Riemens : Large singer lexicon . Volume 4: Kainz – Menkes. Fourth, enlarged and updated edition. Munich 2003, ISBN 3-598-11598-9 , p. 2712.
Web links
- Paula von Lichtenfels in the Bavarian Musicians Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- Paula von Lichtenfels at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lichtenfels, Paula von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian pianist, opera singer (soprano) and singing teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mödling |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1905 |