Eleonora Ehrenbergová or Eleonora Gayerová z Ehrenbergů () (1 November 1832 in Modrá Hůrka – 30 August 1912 in Ondřejov) was a Czech operatic

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Career

In 1854 she made her professional opera debut at the Estates Theatre in the title role of

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Lucia di Lammermoor ''Lucia di Lammermoor'' () is a (tragic opera) in three acts by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian-language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's 1819 historical novel '' The Bride of Lammermoor''. ...

''. In 1866 she created the role of Mařenka in the world première of

Bedřich Smetana Bedřich Smetana ( ; ; 2 March 1824 – 12 May 1884) was a Czech composer who pioneered the development of a musical style that became closely identified with his people's aspirations to a cultural and political "revival". He has been regarded ...

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The Bartered Bride ''The Bartered Bride'' (, ''The Sold Bride'') is a comic opera in three acts by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, to a libretto by Karel Sabina. The work is generally regarded as a major contribution towards the development of Czech music. It ...

'', and in 1868 she portrayed Jitka in the premiere of Smetana's '' Dalibor''. She retired from the stage sometime in the 1880s.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ehrenbergova, Eleonora 1832 births 1912 deaths People from České Budějovice District Czech operatic sopranos 19th-century Czech women opera singers Women singers from the Austrian Empire Sopranos from Austria-Hungary