Susanne Dessoir, ''née'' Susanne Triepel (23 July 1869 – 24 June 1953) was a German operatic soprano.
Life
Born in
Zielona Góra, Silesia, Dessoir was a student of
Amalie Joachim
Amalie Marie Joachim (née Schneeweiss; 10 May 1839 – 3 February 1899) was an Austrian-German contralto, working in opera and concert and as voice teacher. She was the wife of the violinist Joseph Joachim, and a friend of Clara Schumann and Joh ...
and
Etelka Gerster
Etelka Gerster (25 June 1855, Košice20 August 1920, Pontecchio) was a Hungarian soprano. She debuted in Italy in 1876 and sang in London the following year.
In 1878, she was performing in the Academy of Music where she was considered one of ...
. She performed mainly as a song and oratorio singer.
In 1899 she married the well-known psychologist and philosopher
Max Dessoir. At least until 1912, she continued to perform as a concert singer. After her withdrawal from the stage she became involved with young artists, mainly composers (
Max Reger
Johann Baptist Joseph Maximilian Reger (19 March 187311 May 1916) was a German composer, pianist, organist, conductor, and academic teacher. He worked as a concert pianist, as a musical director at the Paulinerkirche, Leipzig, Leipzig University ...
for example).
In 1912, together with
Bruno Hinze-Reinhold, she published the so-called Dessoir albums,
''Eine Sammlung von Liedern aus alter Zeit, Kinderliedern und Volksweisen''
on WorldCat collections of folk and children's songs as well as songs from the time before Schubert. These were reissued after the Second World War.
Dessoir died in Königstein im Taunus
Königstein im Taunus () is a health spa and lies on the thickly wooded slopes of the Taunus in Hesse, Germany. The town is part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. Owing to its advantageous location for both scenery and transport on the edg ...
at the age of 83.
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Biographische Informationen zum Ehepaar Dessoir aus Anlass des 60. Todestages von Max Dessoir
German operatic sopranos
1869 births
1953 deaths
People from Zielona Góra
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