Wilhelmine Rathner
Wilhelmine Rathner, photography by Josef Székely
Wilhelmine "Minna" Rathner , married Wilhelmine Kupka (born October 4, 1863 in Vienna , † July 17, 1913 in Baden ) was an Austrian dancer .
Wilhelmine Rathner was the daughter of a glazier. In 1878 she became a corp dancer in the ensemble of the Vienna Court Opera . From 1885 she was a solo dancer there. In 1900 she retired and two years later married J. Kupka, director of the relief agency.
She became very famous as the gypsy girl Oliva in Sonne und Erde (premiere: 1889) and as the German master corporal in Rund um Wien (premiere: 1894), both under the choreography of Joseph Haßreiter .
Her brothers Alfred (1862–1918) and Ferdinand (1868–1923) were also solo dancers at the Court Opera.
literature
- E. Fleissner-Moebius: Rathner Wilhelmine. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 8, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 432.
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| SURNAME | Rathner, Wilhelmine |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rathner, Minna (nickname); Kupka, Wilhelmine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian dancer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 4, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 17, 1913 |
| Place of death | to bathe |