Georgina (or Georgine) Schubert (28 October 1840 - 26 December 1878) was a German coloratura soprano and lieder composer who toured throughout Europe.

Life

Schubert was born in

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to violinist and composer Francois Schubert and his wife, soprano Maschinka Schubert. Although

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did not live until she was born, she become a memory of him. Her maternal grandparents were also musicians: Kapellmeister

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and his wife, Dresden Court Opera singer Caroline Portmann. Schubert’s first teacher was her mother. She later studied with

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and Manuel Garcia. Schubert sang at major venues in England (

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and

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). She appeared at the Lyric Theater in Paris, and at venues in the Netherlands and throughout Europe. She sang the role of

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in Giacomo Meyerbeer’s ''Le Pardon de Ploermel'' more than 30 times.

Compositions

Schubert composed at least 12 lieder: * “Ave Maria” (text by Anonymous) * “Barcarole” (text by

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) * “Der Muschel gleichen meine Leider” (text by

Karl Egon Ebert

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) * “Der traumende See” (text by

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) * “Die Heimath” (text by Anonymous) * “Gondoliera” (text by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi as

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) * “Ich mocht’ ein Lied dir singen” (text by H. Weisser) * “L’ame d’un ange” (text by Theodore Faullin de Banville) * “Romance” (text by Anonymous) * “Romanza” (text by Raniero de’ Calzabigi) * “Serenade” (text by Anonymous) * “Wiegenlied” (text by Melchior von Diepenbrock)

References

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