Rosine Lebrun (April 29, 1783, Munich — June 5, 1855, Munich), also known by her married name Rosine Stentzsch, was a German actress and opera singer who was a member of the Lebrun family of musicians.

Life and career

Born in Munich, Rosine Lebrun was the daughter of composer and oboist

Ludwig August Lebrun Ludwig August Lebrun (baptized 2 May 1752 – 16 December 1790) was a German oboist and composer. Life Lebrun was born in Mannheim. The well-known and celebrated oboe virtuoso (a contemporary described being "charmed by his divine oboe") pl ...

and composer and soprano Francesca Lebrun. Both she and her sister, the pianist and composer

Sophie Lebrun Sophie Lebrun Dülken (20 July 1781 – 23 July 1863) was a German pianist and composer, the daughter of Munich court oboist Ludwig August Lebrun and singer and composer Francesca Lebrun (Franziska Danzi). Sophie Lebrun was born in London whil ...

, studied piano with Johann Andreas Streicher and singing with their uncle,

Franz Danzi Franz Ignaz Danzi (15 June 1763 – 13 April 1826) was a German cellist, composer and conductor, the son of the Italian cellist Innocenz Danzi (1730–1798) and brother of the noted singer Franzeska Danzi. Danzi lived at a significant time in t ...

; a composer, conductor, and cellist. Lebrun began her performance career on the opera stage prior to her marriage to the actor K.A.A. Stentzsch on November 3, 1800. Thereafter she was mainly active as a stage actress in plays as a member of the Munich theatre company from 1801 until her retirement in 1830; only periodically appearing in operas. Rosine's daughter, Charlotte Stentzsch, was also an actress and member of the Munich theatre company from 1822 to 1848.

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