Sabine Kalter (28 March 1889 in Jarosław – 1 September 1957 in London) was a British

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singer, mostly

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tic. She made her professional opera debut at the Vienna Volksoper in 1911. From 1915–34 she was a leading artist at the

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. She was married to Max Aufrichtig (1879–1950), a banker in Hamburg. Their son, Keith Andrews (1920–1989), was a leading British museum curator. The family fled

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in 1934 and settled in London. She was committed to the

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in London from 1935–39. After 1939 she no longer appeared in operas, but still performed in concerts and recitals in London. She taught singing in London during the 1940s and 1950s.

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1889 births 1957 deaths Operatic mezzo-sopranos 20th-century Polish women opera singers 20th-century British women opera singers {{Poland-opera-singer-stub