Marie Hanfstängl

Marie Hanfstängl ( born April 30, 1848 in Breslau, † September 5, 1917 in Munich) was a stage singer (soprano ).

Hanfstängl Marie, nee Schroeder, began her vocal training in Breslau, studied it for two years at Pauline Viardot -Garcia in Baden -Baden in 1866 and went to Paris, where she was offered a contract at the Théâtre Lyrique. 1870 should go to the the Italian opera, but this was prevented by the Franco-German War.

After returning to Germany, she was engaged at the Court Theatre in 1871 in Stuttgart and in 1873 appointed to the royal Württemberg chamber singer. She appeared during the 1873 World Exhibition in Vienna with such success that her there approached lucrative deals that they rejected but. Since 1873, she was the wife of the photographer Erwin von Hanfstängl in Stuttgart.

In 1878 she made ​​another vocal studies at Vannuccini in Florence, where he became an honorary member of the Philharmonic Society. After that, she worked at the city theater in Frankfurt and from 1895 to 1897, she taught singing at Dr. Hoch's Conservatory, where Margaret was a Dessoff their students. After her retirement she lived in Munich.

Beautiful, excellently trained voice and brilliant virtuosity of the presentation they made an excellent coloratura singer. Belonged to her best roles: Raisin ( Barber of Seville ), Gretchen ( Gounod's Faust ), amines ( La Sonnambula ), Philina (Mignon), Lucia, Martha etc.