Anna Shimon-Regan
Anna Schimon-Regan , b. Regan (born September 18, 1841 in Aich near Karlsbad , Bohemia , † April 18, 1902 in Munich ) was a German singer ( soprano / mezzo-soprano ) and singing teacher of Bohemian origin.
Life
Anna Schimon-Regan received her vocal training from Maschinka Schneider and Caroline Unger-Sabatier . She accompanied Caroline Unger-Sabatier to Florence , where she stayed until 1864. She made her debut as a singer in Siena and performed in other cities in Italy. From 1864 to 1867 she worked as a soubrette at the Hoftheater Hannover . She then worked as a concert singer, primarily with songs by Franz Schubert .
In August 1867 she accepted an engagement as a chamber singer at the court of Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia in Saint Petersburg . There she sang an aria from Figaro's wedding and evening scene , a romance for mezzo-soprano and orchestra by Berlioz, in the fourth concert of the Russian concert company under the direction of Hector Berlioz on November 28, 1867 . She appeared in two other Berlioz concerts in St. Petersburg. In 1871 she sang at a court concert at Windsor Castle on the occasion of the wedding of the English Princess Louise to John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll .
In 1872 she married the pianist, composer and singing teacher Adolf Schimon in Florence , who taught in Leipzig from 1874 . In Leipzig she performed with the Gewandhaus Orchestra . She taught at the Leipzig Conservatory from 1886 - her husband died in 1887 - until 1891. In 1892 she went to Munich and taught at the Academy of Music until 1900 .
The tenor Ernst Kraus (1863–1941) was one of her students .
Web links
- WL Hubbard: Shimon, Anna Regan. 1841-1902. In: The American Encyclopedia of Music. Musical Biographies Part Two. London 1910, p. 277 (English)
- Hubert Reitterer : Anna Schimon-Regan. In: Shimon Adolf. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 10, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-7001-2186-5 , p. 142.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Billroth and Brahms in correspondence. P. 190.
- ↑ Fremd-Blatt , Vienna, August 28, 1867, p. 5 ( digitized version )
- ↑ Signals for the musical world , Volume 25, Leipzig 1867, pp. 1014f. books.google.de (digitized version).
- ↑ Anton C. Loew: A brief but complete chronicle of the world-famous spa and bathing city of Karlsbad since its inception up to our day. P. 222.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shimon-Regan, Anna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Regan, Anna (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian-German singer and singing teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1841 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aich |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 1902 |
| Place of death | Munich |