Description

MAARTJE OFFERS (27 FEBRUARY 1891, KOUDEKERK (AAN DEN RIJN) – 28 JANUARY 1944, THOLEN)

 

 

 

 

She studied at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag under Arnold Spoel and Mrs. Hekking, and later with Pauline de Haan-Manifarges in Rotterdam. She made her debut as a concert singer in Leiden in 1910. In 1917, she made her stage debut at the Théâtre de la Haye as Dalila in Samson et Dalila by C. Saint-Saëns. She performed with several Dutch opera societies and made a notable guest appearance in 1920 as Dalila alongside Jacques Urlus in Paris.

During the 1924-1925 season, she achieved significant success at La Scala as Erda and Fricka in Wagner’s Ring Cycle. She also performed at the Teatro Fenice in Venice and undertook a tour of Australia. In 1926, she sang Gustav Mahler’s 2nd Symphony in New York under Willem Mengelberg. Her concert performances were highly praised in London.

In 1928, she returned to her native Netherlands, where she appeared infrequently in concert halls. In 1936, she sang the role of Fricka in Die Walküre in Amsterdam. Her final concert took place in The Hague in 1940. She was married to lawyer van Buuren, from whom she separated in 1928. She passed away during World War II on the island of Tholen and was laid to rest in The Hague.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1917 Théâtre de la Haye

1924-1925 Milano La Scala

1926 New York

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Trovatore (Verdi) Giorni poveri vivea with Marturano and Pinza Gramophone DB754 2-0541
2. Die Ehre Gottes in der Natur (Beethoven) HMV DA1067 (7-43090)
3. Don Carlo (Verdi) O don fatale HMV DB1158 (2-053316)
4. Favorita (Donizetti) O mio Fernando HMV DB1185 (2-053301)
5. Götterdämmerung (Wagner) Geh’ heim (w. Austral) HMV D1578 (2-044050)
6. Götterdämmerung (Wagner) Seine Raben beide HMV D1577 (2-043075)
7. Götterdämmerung (Wagner) Seit er von dir geschieden HMV D1576 (2-043095)
8. Matthäuspassion (Bach) Erbarme dich, mein Gott, pt 1 HMV DB907 (2-043046)
9. Orfeo ed Eurydice (Gluck) Che farò HMV DB1185 (2-053272)
10. Rienzi (Wagner) Gerechter Gott HMV DB756 (2-043034)
11. Rienzi (Wagner) In seiner Blut HMV DB756 (2-043035)
12. Rinaldo (Händel) Lascia ch’io piango HMV DA1067 (7-53120)
13. Trovatore (Verdi) Condotta ell’era in ceppi HMV DB1158 (2-053315)
14. Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns): Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix HMV DB912 (2-033105)
15. Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns): Amour viens aider ma faiblesse HMV DB912 (2-033106)
16. O du fröhliche (trad) HMV DA768 (7-43085)
17. Stille Nacht (Gruber) HMV DA768 (7-43086)
18. Aida (Verdi): Fu la sorte dell’armi (w. Poli-Randaccio) DB 728 2-054137
19. Aida (Verdi): Pieta ti prendi (w. Poli-Randaccio) DB 728 2-054138
20. Mignon (Thomas): Connais-tu le pays HMV DB913 (2-033108)