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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. Ich liebe Dich und bin geliebt (Offenbach) Janus 2053
2. Lohengrin (Wagner) Das susse Lied verhallt (w. Schmedes) 044023 56Hp G&T, Wien 1903
3. Lohengrin (Wagner) Einsam in truben Tagen 043009 57Hp G&T, Wien 1903
4. Martha (Flotow) Letzte Rose Janus 1598
5. Still wie die Nacht (Bohm) Janus 1600
6. Tannhauser (Wagner) All’macht’ge Jungfrau Sona 781
7. Tannhauser (Wagner) Der Unglucksel’ge 043004 31Hp G&T, Wien 1903
8. Tannhauser (Wagner) Dich teure Halle 1192 a Derby, Wien
9. Tannhauser (Wagner) Dich teure Halle 043025 32Hp G&T, Wien 1903
10. Tannhauser (Wagner) Hallenarie Janus 1606
11. Tannhauser (Wagner) O Furstin (w. Slezak) 44268 913z G&T, Wien 1903
12. Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) O sink’ hernieder (w. Schmedes) 044039 55Hp G&T, Wien 1903
13. Walkure (Wagner) Ho-jo-to-ho (Walkurenruf) 43499 897z G&T, Wien 1903
14. Wer kann mirs deuten (Boehm) Janus 2054