Amalie Schütz (22 January 1803 – 21 September 1852) known under the stage name Amalia Schütz Oldosi, was an early 19th-century Austrian

soprano A soprano () is a type of classical singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hertz, Hz to A5 in Choir, choral ...

who performed in Austria, France, England and Italy.

Biography

Born in

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near Vienna, the daughter of the Viennese painter Joseph Holdhaus, Schütz received her training in Vienna from

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and

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. She made her debut in 1821 at the ''

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'', where she sang roles by

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as soprano or

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. In 1820 she married the baritone , also hired by this theatre. In 1822–1823, she sang at the '' Wiener Hofoper'', and replaced Schröder-Devrient in the

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's ', a role she will take over as part of her international career at the Amsterdamer '. In 1825, she performed in Paris, where she forged her stage name "Schütz-Oldosi", composing her husband's name and an Italianized form of her maiden name. She quickly became one of the first female singers of the time, facing

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and Joséphine Fodor-Mainvielle. In 1828, she sang at the '' Théâtre italien de Paris'' the role of ''Elena'' in Rossini's ''

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'', which she also gave at the King's Theatre of London. The highlight of his career took place in Italy. In 1830, Schütz made her debut at

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of Milan as ''Giulietta'' in Bellini's ''

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''. She then went on to perform at opera stages in Naples, Florence, Bologna, Lucca and Rome to sing Rossini, Bellini and

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. In 1835, she returned to Vienna for the Italian Opera Festival and sang again at the Hofoper in Bellini's ''

La sonnambula ''La sonnambula'' (; ''The Sleepwalker'') is an opera semiseria in two acts, with music in the ''bel canto'' tradition by Vincenzo Bellini set to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani, based on a scenario for a ''ballet-pantomime'' written by Eu ...

'' and Donizetti's ''

Anna Bolena ''Anna Bolena'' is a tragic opera (''tragedia lirica'') in two acts composed by Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto after Ippolito Pindemonte's ''Enrico VIII ossia Anna Bolena'' and Alessandro Pepoli's ''Anna Bolena'', ...

''. In 1836, she premiered in Naples the role of ''Serafina'' in Donizetti's ''

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''. In 1838, she withdrew from the stage and devoted herself solely to concerts. She then moved to Vienna as a singing teacher. She was invited once again to London, shortly before her death at age 49. Amalie Schütz is buried at the ''St. Helena Cemetery'' of Baden.

Bibliography

* Edith Grünsteidl: ''Die Geschichte des Linzer Landständischen Theaters im 19. Jahrhundert'', Dissertation, Universität Wien 1970.Permalink ''Österreichischer Bibliothekenverbund''
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References

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