Sabine Kalter
Sabine Kalter | |
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| Born | 28 March 1889 Jarosław, Galicia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 1 September 1957 (aged 68) London, England |
| Resting place | Hoop Lane Jewish Cemetery |
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| Occupation(s) | opera singer, singing teacher |
| Spouse |
Max Aufrichtig
(m. 1919; died 1950) |
| Children | 2, including Keith Andrews |
Sabine Kalter (28 March 1889 in Jarosław – 1 September 1957 in London) was a British mezzo-soprano singer, mostly operatic.
Early Life
[edit]Kalter was born into a German speaking Polish Galician Jewish family in Jarosław, Galicia, Austria-Hungary.[1][2][3] She grew up in Budapest. [4]
Education
[edit]Kalter studied singing at University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, receiving vocal training from Rosa Papier. [4]
Career
[edit]She made her professional opera debut at the Vienna Volksoper in 1911. From 1915–34 she was a leading artist at the Hamburg State Opera. She was married to Max Aufrichtig (1879–1950), a banker in Hamburg. Their son, Keith Andrews (1920–1989), was a leading British museum curator. The family fled Nazi Germany in 1935 and settled in London.[5][4]
She was committed to the Royal Opera House in London from 1935–39. After 1939 she no longer appeared in operas, but still performed in concerts and recitals in London. She taught singing in London during the 1940s and 1950s.
References
[edit]- ^ The National Archives. "HO 396/3/203, Name: Sabine Aufrichtig. Date of Birth: 28/03/1898. Place of Birth: Jaroslau, Poland, 30 October 1939". The National Archives' Website: Discovery. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ Becker, Daniela; Böhmke, Christoph (2021). "Sabine Kalter: Ein Leben für die Musik". YouTube (in German with English subtitles). Geschichtomat Hamburg. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Boisits, Barbara (2013). "Galizische Musikstudierende in Wien um 1900". Musikgeschichte in Mittel- und Osteuropa (in German). 14 (14). Leipzig: Gudrun Schröder Verlag: 33–56. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ a b c Fetthauer, Sophie (2006). "Sabine Kalter". In Maurer Zenck, C; Petersen, P (eds.). Lexikon verfolgter Musiker und Musikerinnen der NS-Zeit (in German). Hamburg: University of Hamburg Press.
- ^ White, Christopher (October 1989). "Obituaries: Keith Andrews". The Burlington Magazine. 131 (1039): 706–708. JSTOR 883994.
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