Hermine Bosetti ''née'' von Flick (28 September 1875,

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– 1 May 1936,

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), was a German

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. Bosetti sang her debut in

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(1898) as "Ännchen" in ''Der Freischütz''. In 1900, she was a member of the

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and from 1901 until 1924 she was a star singer with the

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. In 1903, she sang the role of "Colombina" in the first performance of ''

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'' (

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). She appeared in most of the German opera houses as well as in the Netherlands, Belgium, London, and Russia. In 1908, she sang in Vienna as a guest in roles such as "The Queen of the Night" and "Marguerite de Valois". She recorded for G&T Recordings,

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, and

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. She taught at the

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from 1926–28. Among her students were Marcia Van Dresser and Adele Kern. In 1913, she became the face of Aok products in Germany in their advertising, claiming "I have used Aok soap for years".

Recordings

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(Part 2) Auber: 'Fra Diavolo' – Welches Glück ich arme (Munich, 1906) * Aus Münchens Operngeschichte (Sängerinnen und Sänger der Münchner Hof- und Staatsoper von 1900–1945) (Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Martern aller Arten) * Sie sangen im Prinzregententheater (Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Ach ich liebte)

Sources

* Cahn, Peter: ''Das Hoch'sche Konservatorium in Frankfurt am Main (1878–1978)'', Frankfurt am Main: Kramer, 1979. * Kesting, Jürgen: ''Die großen Sänger''. Düsseldorf: Claassen, 1986. * Karl Josef Kutsch/

Leo Riemens Leonardus Antony Marinus Riemens (3 December 1910 – 3 April 1985) was a Dutch musicologist and cultural journalist. He wrote a book about Maria Callas, and together with Karl-Josef Kutsch began a reference book about opera singers in 1962, which ...

: ''Unvergängliche Stimmen: Sängerlexikon''. Bern und München: Francke, 1975.

External links

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