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Aglaja Orgeni
Aglaja Orgeni (born Anna Maria von Görger St Jörgen; 17 December 1841 – 15 March 1926), was a Hungarian coloratura soprano.Forbes, Elizabeth (1992). "Orgeni, Aglaja" in Sadie 3: 752. Biography Orgeni was born in Rimászombat, Galicia (now Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia). She studied with Pauline Viardot in Baden-Baden and Mathilde Marchesi.Rosenthal, Harold (1992). "Siems, Margarethe" in Sadie 4: 372. She became a member of the Hofoper Berlin (1865–1866), making her debut as Amina in Bellini's ''La sonnambula''. In 1866, she performed at Covent Garden singing Violetta in Verdi's '' La traviata'' and the title roles in Donizetti's ''Lucia di Lammermoor'' and Friedrich von Flotow's ''Martha''. She also appeared in the German cities of Leipzig, Dresden, and Hanover. In 1872 she appeared in Vienna, and in 1873, in Munich where she performed the roles of Leonora in Verdi's ''Il trovatore'', Amina in ''La sonnambula'', and Valentine in Meyerbeer's ''Les Huguenots''. Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aglaja Orgeni - Mackenzie - NYPL
Aglaja may refer to: *An alternative form of Aglaia (given name) ** Aglaja Brix (born 1990), German actress ** Aglaja Orgeni (1841–1926), Hungarian opera singer ** Aglaya, a character in Dostoyevski's novel ''The Idiot'' * ''Aglaja'', 1893 opera by Leo Blech Leo Blech (21 April 1871 – 25 August 1958) was a German opera composer and conductor who is perhaps most famous for his work at the Königliches Opernhaus (later the Berlin State Opera / Staatsoper Unter den Linden) from 1906 to 1937, and late ... * Aglaja (dance company), from Bruges, Belgium * ''Aglaja'' (gastropod), a genus of sea slugs * 47 Aglaja, a large main belt asteroid {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanover
Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany after Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen. Hanover's urban area comprises the towns of Garbsen, Langenhagen and Laatzen and has a population of about 791,000 (2018). The Hanover Region has approximately 1.16 million inhabitants (2019). The city lies at the confluence of the River Leine and its tributary the Ihme, in the south of the North German Plain, and is the largest city in the Hannover–Braunschweig–Göttingen–Wolfsburg Metropolitan Region. It is the fifth-largest city in the Low German dialect area after Hamburg, Dortmund, Essen and Bremen. Before it became the capital of Lower Saxony in 1946, Hannover was the capital of the Principality of Calenberg (1636–1692), the Electorate of Hanover (1692–1814), the Kingdom of Hannover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Grove Dictionary Of Opera
''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'' is an encyclopedia of opera, considered to be one of the best general reference sources on the subject. It is the largest work on opera in English, and in its printed form, amounts to 5,448 pages in four volumes. First published in 1992 by Macmillan Reference, London, it was edited by Stanley Sadie with contributions from over 1,300 scholars. There are 11,000 articles in total, covering over 2,900 composers and 1800 operas. Appendices including an index of role names and an index of incipits of arias, ensembles, and opera pieces. The dictionary is available online, together with ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians''. References *William Salaman, "Review: The New Grove Dictionary of Opera", ''British Journal of Music Education'' (1999), 16: 97-110 Cambridge University Pres*John Simon, "Review: The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, 4 vols.", ''National Review'', April 26, 199* * *Charles Rosen, "Review: The New Grove Dictionary of O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatrice Gjertsen Bessesen
Beatrice Gjertsen Bessesen (1886 – September 7, 1935) was an American operatic soprano. She was the president of the Twin City Music and Dramatic Club. Bessesen sang with the St. Olaf Choir and toured with it in Norway. She made successful concert tours in the U.S. and Europe, appearing with various European opera companies. She sang in practically all the leading centers of Europe, and was the prima donna in many big operas. She was a strong factor in developing cultural and artistic appreciation among Norwegian Minnesotans. She is the namesake of the Bessesen Building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota. Early life and education Beatrice Gjertsen was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1886. Her parents were Senator Henry J. Gjertsen of Norway and Marguerite (Goebel) Gjertsen of Germany. Bessesen was educated at South High School, where she sang at the school and church concerts. She studied voice culture with Anna Smith-Behrens. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erika Wedekind
Erika Wedekind, complete named ''Frida Marianne Erica Wedekind'', also ''Erika Oschwald'', (13 November 1868 – 10 October 1944) was a German operatic soprano. She came from the family. Her brothers were the writers Frank Wedekind and . She was married since 1898 to the Kgl. Privy Councillor Walther Oschwald. Life and career Born in Hanover, Wedekind grew up at Lenzburg Castle in the Swiss canton of Aargau, which had been purchased by her father – a general practitioner. Although she was celebrated by the local press for her successful stage performances as a young girl in Lenzburg and Aarau, her father refused to allow her to train as a singer and forced her to train as a teacher. It was only after his death that she graduated from the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden, Dresdner Konservatorium from 1891 to 1894, initially with Gustav Scharfe (until his death in 1892) and studied singing with the famous soprano and music teacher Aglaja Orgeni. Wedekind mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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