Ellen Brandt-Forster, also ''Ellen Forster-Brandt'' (11 October 1866 – 16 July 1921) was an Austrian operatic

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Born in Vienna, Brandt-Forster studied at the Wiener Konservatorium and first performed in Danzig in 1885. From 1887 to 1906 she appeared at the

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. In 1897 she became Kammersängerin. She was considered an outstanding

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interpreter, but also performed successfully in concert halls, especially with

Hugo Wolf Hugo Philipp Jacob Wolf (; ; 13 March 1860 – 22 February 1903) was an Austrian composer, particularly noted for his art songs, or Lieder. He brought to this form a concentrated expressive intensity which was unique in late Romantic music, so ...

's songsForster (married Brandt), Ellen
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'' She died in

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at age 54.

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Ellen Forster
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Brandt Forster Ellen sangerin 1866–1921
on ZVAB * {{DEFAULTSORT:BrandtForster, Ellen 1866 births 1921 deaths Singers from Vienna Austrian operatic sopranos Österreichischer Kammersänger University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna alumni 19th-century Austrian women opera singers 20th-century Austrian women opera singers Sopranos from Austria-Hungary

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