Maria Bossenberger, also Marie Bossenberger, (30 June 1872 – 10 February 1919) was a German operatic
soprano
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and
voice teacher.
Life
Born in
Graz
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, Bossenberger, daughter of the composer Heinrich Bossenberger and his wife , opera singer, was trained by her father.
At the age of 17, she made her debut on 12 September 1889 as Ännchen in ''
der Freischütz'' at the Dresden Court Theatre. There, she received a 5-year contract, which was extended for the same period after expiry. The Dresden court opera singer had her main success at a song recital of the Liszt Society in
Leipzig on 29 March 1898 when she performed the ''Loreley'' by
Franz Liszt
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, the ''Ständchen'' by
Richard Strauss
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and the ''Spielmannslied'' by
Georg Pittrich
George Washington Pittrich (22 February 1870 – 17 March 1934) was a German composer and ''Kapellmeister''.
Life
Born in Dresden, Pittrich attended the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber from 1884 to 1890, whose curriculum included theo ...
with piano
accompaniment
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by the composer.
In 1899, she went to the
Schauspiel Frankfurt for three years. This was followed by engagements at the (1902-1903), at the Stuttgart Court Opera (1903-1904), at the Magdeburg City Theatre (1906-1907), at the Essen City Theatre (1908-1909) and, as the last stop before the end of her stage career in 1910, in
Königsberg.
She subsequently worked as a singing teacher in Hanover.
Bossenberger died in
Hanover aged 46.
Historic Opera
on Dresden-hofoper
Further reading
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He was born in Odessa, Ukr ...
publishing house, Leipzig 1903, , ().
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German operatic sopranos
German voice teachers
1872 births
1919 deaths
Musicians from Graz