Hermine von Siegstädt (1844-1883), was an

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. She joined the company at the

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(now Vienna State Opera) in 1864 where she sang regularly in mostly supporting roles for the next 19 years. She most notably portrayed the role of Astaroth in the world premiere of

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Die Königin von Saba ' (''The Queen of Sheba'') is an opera in four acts by Karl Goldmark. The German libretto by Hermann Salomon Mosenthal sets a love triangle into the context of the Queen of Sheba's visit to the court of King Solomon, recorded in First Kings (l ...

'' in 1875. After leaving the Vienna Hofoper in 1883, her activities and whereabouts are unknown.

References

Biography of Hermine von Siegstädt
on Operissimo.com (in German). Accessed 1 February 2009. 1844 births Austrian operatic sopranos Year of death missing {{opera-singer-stub