Therese Rosenbaum, or Therese Rosembaum-Gassmann (originally Maria Theresia Josepha Gassmann: 1 April 1774 – 8 September 1837)
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''. Retrieved 6 May 2021. was an Austrian operatic soprano. Her most famous role was the Queen of the Night in Mozart's ''

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Life

She was born in

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in 1774, daughter of the composer

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. Her sister Anna (1771–1858) also became an operatic soprano. Therese studied singing with

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, and from 1790 was engaged at the

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, the theatre of the Vienna Court Opera."Gaßmann, Familie"
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's ''

'', as the Queen of the Night. This was her most famous role, regarded as suiting her

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voice."Rosenbaum, Therese (1774–1837), Sängerin"
''Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon''. Retrieved 6 May 2021. She appeared again in the role from 1812 to 1814. Other roles included Elisetta in Cimarosa's '' The Secret Marriage'', the Countess in Mozart's ''

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'', and Donna Elvira in Mozart's ''

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''. In 1800 she married Joseph Carl Rosenbaum, secretary of

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."Rosenbaum, Joseph Carl"
''Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon online''. Retrieved 6 May 2021. She and Rosenbaum were friends of

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, and she sang in premieres of his church music, in particular the choral version of '' The Seven Last Words of Christ''. Therese Rosembaum retired from the Vienna Court Opera in 1824. She died in Vienna in 1837.

References

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