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SOFIE SEDLMAIR (HANOVER, GERMANY 25 JANUARY, 1857 – HANOVER, GERMANY 14 OCTOBER, 1939)

 

 

 

 

Under the name Sophie Offeney she made her debut in 1878 as an operetta singer at the Carolatheater in Leipzig. After some time performing, she sought to refine her vocal technique and studied under the pedagogue Schmidt in Vienna. This training led to her second debut in 1893 at the Stadttheater in Gdansk, where she transitioned to more serious operatic roles, notably appearing as Leonore in Beethoven’s Fidelio.

Following her stage career, she turned to teaching and became a vocal instructor in Hannover, where she passed on her expertise to the next generation of singers.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1879-1880 Mainz Theater

1880-1885 Dresden Residenztheater

1886-1887 Amsterdam Deutschen Theater

1887 New York Thalia-Theater

1882-1892 Berlin Friedrich-Wilhelmstädtischen Theater

1893 Gdansk Stadttheater

1894 Leipzig Theater

1894 Berlin Kroll Opera

1895-1896 Wroclaw Theater

1896 Budapest National Opera

1897 London Covent Garden

1896-1907 Vienna Hofoper

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Ach wie ist moglich denn (trad.) Janus 1600
2. Aida (Verdi) Zu sterbe… Sieh’ dort den Todesengel (w. Slezak) 044033 63Hp G&T, Wien 1903
3. Auf Wiedersehn (Abt) Janus 1607
4. Boccaccio (Suppe) Hab ich nur deine Liebe Janus 2035
5. Das erste Lied (Gramman) Janus 1605
6. Figaros Hochzeit (Mozart) Ihr die ihr Triebe Janus 2047
7. Fledermaus (Johann Strauss Jr.) Ich lade mir gern Gaste ein Janus 3093
8. Fliegende Hollander (Wagner) Jo-ho-ho-hoe… Traft ihr das Schiff 043000 34Hp G&T, Wien 1903
9. Gotterdammerung (Wagner) Ha, weisst du was er mir ist 43451 895z G&T, Wien 1903
10. Hansel und Gretel (Humperdinck) Ein Mannlein steht Janus 3094
11. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Duett (w. Hesch) 044028 33Hp G&T, Wien 1903
12. Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Zur Rettung aller (w. Slezak) 044024 64Hp G&T, Wien 1903
13. Ich liebe dich (Beethoven) 43450 894z G&T, Wien 1903
14. Ich liebe Dich (Beethoven) Janus 1599