Margarethe Siems

Margarethe Siems (actually Margarethe Siems Bertha Ida ) ( born December 30, 1879 in Breslau, † April 13, 1952 in Dresden) was a German opera singer and voice teacher.

Life and work

Margarethe Siems received first violins and piano lessons in her native Breslau. In 1899 she began her studies in Dresden with the famous singer and music teacher Aglaya Orgeni. In 1902, she received from theater director Angelo Neumann her first engagement in Prague, where she in " The Huguenots " by Giacomo Meyerbeer made ​​his debut as Queen Margaret.

1908 committed they are to the Dresden Court Opera (now Semperoper ), where she was succeeded by Irene Abendroth. Siems appeared in 1909 at the premiere of the opera "Elektra", 1911 at the premiere of " Der Rosenkavalier " and 1912 at the premiere of the opera " Ariadne auf Naxos " - all by Richard Strauss, which the extremely demanding role of Zerbinetta ( " Ariadne had composed auf Naxos " ) specially for Siems ' voice. However, the role of the Marschallin ( " Der Rosenkavalier " ) was the biggest success of her career, which led to many German and international stages.

From 1920 to 1924 she was a teacher of singing at the Berlin Conservatory Stern'sches; In 1926 she was private singing teacher in Dresden. Among her pupils, among others heard the world famous contralto Sigrid Onegin. After numerous appearances (mainly at the Dresden and the Berlin Court Opera ), celebrated Siems 1925 at the Opera House their home town of Breslau their official farewell stage, with her starring role, the Marschallin from the " Rosenkavalier".

After 1937 she was a professor of singing at the Conservatory of Wroclaw - out, however the condition is not a member of the NSDAP must be. She lived now in Bad Landeck (now Lądek -Zdrój, Poland), where they had purchased a country house. Due to the forced evacuation on 27 November 1946, she had to leave their place of residence within an hour, with all their private possessions were lost. Impoverished Siems went back to Dresden, where she received a tiny pension. Despite advanced age she still taught at the Dresden Academy of Music.

Margarethe Siems was not married. She had an adopted daughter ( Ingeborg Siems ), but in 1950 at the age of 37 years died after an operation. Siems died almost two years later and was buried at the St. John's Cemetery in Dresden- Tolkwitz.

Appreciation

" Kammersängerin Margarethe Siems has sung in 1911 the role of the Marschallin in my Rosencavalier for the first time and then the role sung 320 times on all major platforms. She was a model for all Marshal interior, as far as voice and play. In Stuttgart, she lifted the heavy batch of Zerbinetta in Ariadne from my baptism and also had herein great success. Today has a highly cultured woman Siems voice and is recommended as a singing teacher at the warmest. The young generation of its affiliates with the best Dresden tradition experience for the stage May much to learn, that is the wish of the composer Dr. Richard Strauss. "

(Source: Saxon State and University Library Dresden, estate Gerda Weinholz / Margarethe Siems, Mscr_Dred_App 2543 ).

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  • Opera singer
  • University teachers (Breslau)
  • German
  • Artist (Dresden)
  • Born in 1879
  • Died in 1952
  • Woman
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