Maria Bossenberger, also Marie Bossenberger, (30 June 1872 – 10 February 1919) was a German operatic
soprano
A soprano () is a type of classical singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hertz, Hz to A5 in Choir, choral ...
and
voice teacher
A voice teacher or singing teacher is a musical instructor who assists adults and children in the development of their abilities in singing.
Typical work
A voice teacher works with a student singer to improve the various skills involved in sing ...
.
Life
Born in
Graz
Graz () is the capital of the Austrian Federal states of Austria, federal state of Styria and the List of cities and towns in Austria, second-largest city in Austria, after Vienna. On 1 January 2025, Graz had a population of 306,068 (343,461 inc ...
, Bossenberger, daughter of the composer Heinrich Bossenberger and his wife , opera singer, was trained by her father.
At the age of 17, she made her debut on 12 September 1889 as Ännchen in ''
der Freischütz
' (Friedrich Wilhelm Jähns, J. 277, Opus number, Op. 77 ''The Marksman'' or ''The Freeshooter'') is a German List of operas by Carl Maria von Weber, opera with spoken dialogue in three acts by Carl Maria von Weber with a libretto by Johann Fried ...
'' at the Dresden Court Theatre. There, she received a 5-year contract, which was extended for the same period after expiry. The Dresden court opera singer had her main success at a song recital of the Liszt Society in
Leipzig
Leipzig (, ; ; Upper Saxon: ; ) is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, eighth-largest city in Ge ...
on 29 March 1898 when she performed the ''Loreley'' by
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic music, Romantic period. With a diverse List of compositions by Franz Liszt, body of work spanning more than six ...
, the ''Ständchen'' by
Richard Strauss
Richard Georg Strauss (; ; 11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a German composer and conductor best known for his Tone poems (Strauss), tone poems and List of operas by Richard Strauss, operas. Considered a leading composer of the late Roman ...
and the ''Spielmannslied'' by
Georg Pittrich
George Washington Pittrich (22 February 1870 – 17 March 1934) was a German composer and ''Kapellmeister''.
Life
Born in Dresden, Pittrich attended the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber from 1884 to 1890, whose curriculum included theo ...
with piano
accompaniment
Accompaniment is the musical part which provides the rhythmic and/or harmonic support for the melody or main themes of a song or instrumental piece. There are many different styles and types of accompaniment in different genres and styles of m ...
by the composer.
In 1899, she went to the
Schauspiel Frankfurt
The Schauspiel Frankfurt is the municipal theatre company for plays in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. It is part of Städtische Bühnen Frankfurt.
History
In the late 1770s the theatre principal Abel Seyler was based in Frankfurt, and established ...
for three years. This was followed by engagements at the (1902-1903), at the Stuttgart Court Opera (1903-1904), at the Magdeburg City Theatre (1906-1907), at the Essen City Theatre (1908-1909) and, as the last stop before the end of her stage career in 1910, in
Königsberg
Königsberg (; ; ; ; ; ; , ) is the historic Germany, German and Prussian name of the city now called Kaliningrad, Russia. The city was founded in 1255 on the site of the small Old Prussians, Old Prussian settlement ''Twangste'' by the Teuton ...
.
She subsequently worked as a singing teacher in Hanover.
Bossenberger died in
Hanover
Hanover ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Lower Saxony. Its population of 535,932 (2021) makes it the List of cities in Germany by population, 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-l ...
aged 46.
Historic Opera
on Dresden-hofoper
Further reading
* Ludwig Eisenberg Ludwig Eisenberg may refer to:
* Lale Sokolov (né Ludwig Eisenberg, 1916–2006), Austro-Hungarian-born Slovak-Australian businessman and Holocaust survivor
* Ludwig Eisenberg (writer)
Ludwig Julius Eisenberg (5 March 1858 in Berlin, Kingdom of ...
: ''Großes biographisches Lexikon der Deutschen Bühne im XIX. Jahrhundert''. Paul List
Pawel M. List (, ; Odesa, 9 September 1887 – London? 1954) was a Russian Jewish chess player, who emigrated to Britain in 1937 but never took British citizenship.
He was born in Odesa, Ukraine (then Russian Empire). He had a separate chess ...
publishing house, Leipzig 1903, , ().
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bossenberger, Maria
German operatic sopranos
German voice teachers
1872 births
1919 deaths
Musicians from Graz