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Teresa Stolz (Czech: Tereza Stolzová ; born June 2, 1834 in Elbkosteletz ; † August 22, 1902 in Milan ) was a Czech opera singer ( soprano ). She took part in many first performances of Giuseppe Verdi's works and had been close friends with the composer since 1869.

Life

Teresa Stolz was the younger sister of the twins Franziska (Fanny) and Ludmilla (Lidia) Stolz (both born in 1827), who were also singers. After studying singing at the Prague Conservatory and from 1856 in Trieste with Luigi Ricci and Milan with Francesco Lamperti , she made her début at the Italian Opera in Tbilisi as a soprano in 1857 . After appearing in Russian theaters and in Constantinople , she sang on many Italian stages. In the course of her career, her path took her across Europe.

After her success as Giovanna d'Arco at La Scala in Milan in 1865, she sang Elisabetta in the Italian premiere of Don Carlos . The conductor Angelo Mariani (1821–1873) judged in 1868 after her portrayal of Amelia in Un ballo in maschera : “The scope and beauty of her voice, the art of modulating her, her empathy for the music and her vocal skills - everything is perfect, sublime. ”Mariani got engaged to the singer that same year.

Verdi and Teresa Stolz probably met for the first time in 1867 during the performance of Don Carlos , but at the latest in 1869 during the rehearsals for the first performance of the new version of La forza del destino . After visiting Verdi's Sant 'Agata estate near Busseto several times, the singer separated in 1871 from Mariani, who had long been a close friend of Verdi, but with whom Verdi had fallen out.

Teresa Stolz soon became a Verdi specialist and celebrated triumphs especially in his late operas, such as Amelia in Un ballo in maschera and the title role in Aida . After 1872 she sang almost exclusively in works by Verdi.

In 2003 the asteroid (48794) Stolzová was named after her.

Relationship with Verdi

Teresa Stolz in the title role of Aida, Parma, 1872

It remains uncertain whether Teresa Stolz was just a muse or whether she had a love affair with Verdi. From Giuseppina Verdi's notes it appears that there was a marital crisis because of Teresa Stolz. She added a snappy comment to a letter from Teresa Stolz from August 1872: “Sixteen letters !! in a short time!! What an activity! ”. During a marriage conflict, Giuseppina is said to have moaned: “Either this woman leaves the house or I go”, whereupon Verdi yelled back: “This woman stays or I'll shoot myself.” Although Verdi carefully shielded his private life from the public, rumors soon arose that Verdi and Teresa Stolz had a relationship, launched by a malicious newspaper article in the Rivista Indipendente from September 1875.

In June 1876, Teresa Stolz began an engagement in Russia. When she returned to Italy in March 1877, she announced her resignation as a singer. Her last public appearance was on June 30, 1879 in a benefit performance of Verdi's Messa da Requiem at La Scala in Milan . Even after her resignation, she remained friends with Verdi.

Teresa Stolz remained unmarried throughout her life. After the death of Verdi's wife Giuseppina in November 1897, Teresa Pride was often on Verdi's Sant'Agata estate and accompanied the composer on several trips. She only survived the composer by a year and a half.

Soloist in world premieres of Verdi

Elisabeth in Don Carlos at the first performance in Bologna under the direction of Angelo Mariani on October 27, 1867.

Leonora in La forza del destino at the premiere of the revised version at La Scala in Milan on February 27, 1869.

Aida in Aida at the first performance at La Scala in Milan under the direction of Franco Faccio on February 8, 1872.

Soprano solo in the Messa da Requiem at the world premiere in Milan, San Marco under the direction of Giuseppe Verdi on May 22, 1874.

Soprano solo in the Messa da Requiem on the European tour in 1875 with first performances in London, Vienna and Paris under the direction of Giuseppe Verdi.

literature

J. Ludvová: Proud Teresa. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 13, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2007–2010, ISBN 978-3-7001-6963-5 , p. 319 f. (Direct links on p. 319 , p. 320 ).
Christian Springer: Verdi and the interpreters of its time. Holzhausen, Vienna 2000, ISBN 3-85493-029-1
Julian Budden: Verdi. Life and work . Second revised edition, Philipp Reclam, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-15-010469-6 .
Irene Tobben: "I wanted to be a new woman". Giuseppina Strepponi, Verdi's wife, a picture of life . Das Arsenal, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-931109-47-X .
Anselm Gerhard , Uwe Schweikert (ed.): Verdi manual . Metzler, Kassel 2001, ISBN 3-476-01768-0 and Bärenreiter, Stuttgart / Weimar 2001, ISBN 3-7618-2017-8 .

Web links

Commons : Teresa Stolz - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Budden, pp. 108-109.
↑ Budden, p. 108.
↑ Tobben, p. 146f.
↑ Tobben, S. 153rd
↑ Tobben, p 164, referring to Frank Walker and statements by Ricordi.
↑ Tobben, p. 161.
↑ Verdi time table .
↑ Verdi Handbuch, Zeittabelle, p. 619, and Budden, p. 133.
↑ Verdi Handbook, Timetable, pp. 628–629.
↑ Performance dates according to Verdi Handbook , Timetable, pp. 613–618.

personal data
SURNAME	Proud Teresa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Stolzová, Tereza
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Czech opera singer (soprano)
DATE OF BIRTH	June 2, 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH	Elbkosteletz
DATE OF DEATH	August 22, 1902
Place of death	Milan

[1] Budden, pp. 108-109.

[2] Budden, p. 108.

[3] Tobben, p. 146f.

[4] Tobben, S. 153rd

[5] Tobben, p 164, referring to Frank Walker and statements by Ricordi.

[6] Tobben, p. 161.

[7] Verdi time table .

[8] Verdi Handbuch, Zeittabelle, p. 619, and Budden, p. 133.

[9] Verdi Handbook, Timetable, pp. 628–629.

[10] Performance dates according to Verdi Handbook , Timetable, pp. 613–618.