Elisabeth Kohut-Mannstein, also Elisabeth Kohut-Manstein, real name Elisabeth Steinmann (3 May 1843 – 29 November 1926) was a German operatic

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and

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Life

Steinmann was born in Dresden and had a sister named Grete. She was trained by her father, the singing teacher

Heinrich Ferdinand Mannstein Heinrich Ferdinand Mannstein, real name Heinrich Ferdinand Steinmann, (16 September 1806 – 3 August 1872) was a German singing teacher, writer and music critic. Life Born in Berggießhübel, Mannstein attended the Dresden Kreuzschule and the ...

, who was known under the pseudonym Heinrich Ferdinand Mannstein. She adopted the

stage name A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...

Elisabeth Mannstein. From 1877 She was married to the writer

Adolph Kohut Adolph Kohut (10 November 1848 – 21 or 22 November 1917) was a German-Hungarian journalist, literature and cultural historian, biographer, recitator and translator from Hungarian origin. Life Born in Mindszent, Kohut was born as one of thirt ...

. She died on 29 November 1926 in

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and was buried at . In her career as a singer she appeared at the court opera of

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, at the Stadttheater Düsseldorf and at the

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in Berlin. In 1870 she appeared at the and in

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as guest singer. Her performances as Donna Anna in ''

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'', as Leonore in ''

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'', in the title role in ''

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'' by Weber and as Frau Fluth in ''

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'' by Otto Nicolai were famous. In 1872 she was engaged at the

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. After finishing her active stage career she worked as a singing teacher in Berlin. She had one son,

Oswald Kohut Oswald Kohut (9 August 1877 – 25 October 1951) was a German journalist, publisher and writer with two pseudonyms, Franz Conring and Dr. Otto Hollmann. Life Born in Düsseldorf, Kohut was born as the son of Adolph Kohut and his wife Elisabeth K ...

(1877–1951). The politician was one of her grandchildren.

Work

* ''Die große altitalienische Gesangsschule''. Introduction by Ludwig Richard Bernscht. Energetos-Ritte-Verlag, Berlin 1922
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* Premiere: Wiesbaden, 23 March 1870. Mozart: ''

. Große Oper in 2 Akten. Nach dem Italienischen frei bearbeitet''. Interprets: Hermann Philippi: Don Juan. David Klein: Gouverneur Don Petro. Elisabeth Mannstein: Donna Anna. Elisabeth Řebíček-Löffler: Donna Elvira. Bodo Borchers: Don Octavio. F. Lipp: Don Juan's servant Leporello. Franz Fischer: a farm boy Masetto. Ella Guilleaume: his bride Zerline. Printer: Rudolph Bechthold. "Miss Mannstein from the German Theatre in Amsterdam as guest" * Premiere: Wiesbaden, 30 March 1870. Donizetti: ''

Lucrezia Borgia Lucrezia Borgia (; ca-valencia, Lucrècia Borja, links=no ; 18 April 1480 – 24 June 1519) was a Spanish-Italian noblewoman of the House of Borgia who was the daughter of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei. She reigned as the Govern ...

. Große Oper in 3 Akten''. Interprets: Hermann Philippi: Duke of Ferrara Don Alfonso. Elisabeth Mannstein: his wife Lucrezia Borgia. Bodo Borchers: young nobleman in the retinue of the Venetian envoy in Ferrara Gennaro. Hermine Otto: young nobleman in the retinue of the Venetian envoy in Ferrara Orsino. Carl Stengel: young nobleman in the retinue of the Venetian envoy in Ferrara Liveretto. Otto Dornewaß: young nobleman in the retinue of the Venetian envoy in Ferrara Gazella. Franz Fischer: young nobleman in the retinue of the Venetian envoy in Ferrara Petrucci. R. Kuhl: young nobleman in the retinue of the Venetian envoy in Ferrara Bitelozzo. David Klein: Confidant of Duchess Gubetta. Josef Peter Peretti: Officer of Duke Rustighello. Printer: Rudolph Bechthold. "Miss Mannstein from the Deutsches Theater in Amsterdam as guest".

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Kohut-Manstein Elisabeth
on OPERISSIMO {{DEFAULTSORT:KohutMannstein, Elisabeth German operatic sopranos 19th-century German women opera singers Voice teachers 1843 births 1926 deaths Musicians from Dresden

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