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Mechtild Hagemann
Mechthild is a female Germanic given name. It is an old form of the first name Matilda and means "powerful in combat, powerful fighter". Variants include Mechthilde, Mechthildis, Mechtild, Mechtilde or Mechtildis. Mononym * Mechtildis of Edelstetten (c. 1125–1160), abbess of Edelstetten, saint * Mechthild of Schwarzburg-Käfernburg (d. 1192), countess of Holstein * (c. 1155 – c. 1203), countess of Giessen * (d. 1223), German abbess * (d. 1254), German abbess, beatified * (d. 1258), countess of Württemberg * (c. 1223 – c. 1265), abbess of Buchau Abbey * (d. 1268), German abbess * Mechthild of Magdeburg (1207– c. 1282), medieval German mystic * Mechthild of Holstein (1220/1225–1288), wife of Danish king Abel * Mechthild of Sayn (c. 1203 – c. 1291), wife of Henry III, Count of Sayn * Mechthild of Hackeborn (1241–1299), Cistercian and Christian mystic, saint * (d. 1309), duchess of Cleves * (d. 1316), German abbess * Mechtild of Nassau (d. 1323), duchess of Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matilda (name)
Matilda, also spelled Mathilda and Mathilde, is the English form of the Germanic female name ''Mahthildis'', which derives from the Old High German " maht" (meaning "might and strength") and " hild" (meaning "battle"). The name was most popular in the United States between 1880 and 1910, when it was among the top 200 names given to girls. It left the top 1,000 names in the United States by 1964 but reappeared for the first time in 44 years in the top 1,000 names as the 869th most popular name for baby girls born in 2008 in the United States. Translations *Mahthildis ( Ancient Germanic) *Matylda, Tylda ( Czech) *Mathilde, Tilde, Tille ( Danish) *Mathilde, Machteld, Mechteld ( Dutch) *Mathilda, Matilda, Matti, Mattie, Matty, Maud, Maude, Maudie, Tilda, Tilli, Tillie, Tilly ( English) *Matilda ( Finnish) *Mathilde, Mahault, Mahaud, Mahaut, Maheut ( French) *Mathilde, Mechthild, Mechthildis, Mechtild, Mechtilde, Hilde, Tilde ( German) *Matthilde (Ματθίλδη) (Greek) *Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechthild Georg
Mechthild Georg is a German operatic mezzo-soprano, and a professor of voice at the Musikhochschule Köln. Career Georg studied Roman studies and history at the Cologne University, and music pedagogy at the Musikhochschule Köln. She then studied voice at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf with Ingeborg Reichelt. She graduated in 1982 as a concert singer, and continued studies as an opera singer. She was a member of the Cologne Opera Studio in 1982/83, and took master classes with Giulietta Simionato and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. She performed roles of early Italian opera such as Penelope in Monteverdi's ''Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria'' and Ottavia in his ''L'incoronazione di Poppea''. She appeared as Cherubino in ''Le nozze di Figaro'', and also in contemporary opera, such as ''Graf Mirabeau'' by Siegfried Matthus. She participated in recordings of rarely recorded operas, performing roles such as Tyrsis in Telemann's ''Der neumodische Liebhaber Damon'', conducted by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |