Mizzi Günther

Mizzi Günther ( born February 8, 1879 in the village warning, † March 18 1961 in Vienna) was an Austrian singer (soprano ) and theater actress.

Life

He grew Mizzi Güther in Reichenberg. She received her training among other things, her future husband A. Fischer. Her debut was in 1897 probably on summer theater in Prague. In the same year, she performed at the Theatre of Sibiu, where they remained for two years. She was married with Fred Hennings.

Your next stage stations were the Operetta Theatre Venice in Vienna, Teplitz and Karlsbad. 1901 she was engaged at the Carl Theatre in Vienna. There she made ​​her debut as a Mimosa in Memoirs of a Geisha. She celebrated her first major success on March 9, 1901 at the premiere of the operetta The Three Wishes by Carl Michael Ziehrer. In 1903 she toured with the ensemble of Carltheater Russia. In 1905, she starred in the world premiere of The Merry Widow Hanna Glawari.

In the following years Mizzi Günther was in the compartment of the soubrette as the leading operetta singer of Vienna. She sang and acted at the Theater an der Wien, at the Volksoper in Vienna, Johann Strauss Theater, Viennese citizens Theater, Apollo Theater and Raimund Theater. She looked at the following world premieres:

  • October 25, 1901: The sweet girl from Heinrich Reinhardt, Carl Theater
  • December 20, 1902: The Rastelbinder by Franz Lehár, Carl Theater
  • December 10, 1904: The appraiser Carl Michael Ziehrer, Carl Theater
  • January 20, 1904: The hubby by Franz Lehár, Carl Theater
  • December 30, 1905: The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár, Theater an der Wien
  • November 2, 1907: The Dollar Princess by Leo Fall, Theater an der Wien
  • January 21, 1908: The man with the three women of Franz Lehár, Theater an der Wien
  • October 7, 1909: The Prince's child by Franz Lehár, Johann Strauss Theater
  • November 24, 1911: Eva von Franz Lehár, Theater an der Wien
  • November 23, 1912: The Little King of Emmerich Kálmán, Theater an der Wien
  • October 1, 1913: The ideal wife of Franz Lehár, Theater an der Wien
  • November 30, 1914: Alone at last by Franz Lehár, Theater an der Wien
  • November 17, 1915: The Czardasfürstin by Emmerich Kálmán, Johann Strauss Theater
  • September 21, 1917: The Faschingsfee by Emmerich Kálmán, Johann Strauss Theater
  • December 21, 1931: Beautiful is the world Version of Alone at last, Theater an der Wien
  • April 30, 1941: The Rider of the Empress of August Pepöck, Raimund Theater

Her achievements they had as Hanna Glawari in The Merry Widow in which she could be heard over a thousand times in Vienna as well as guest appearances including London and Paris. Other roles were Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus, Bertha in The tramp of Carl Michael Ziehrer, Flametta in Boccaccio by Franz von Suppè and Harriet in Poor Jonathan Carl Millöcker.

In the later years Günther, at besides her voice and her spirited dramatic performance was praised, was especially active as an actress. Most recently, she was married to Kammerschauspieler Fred Hennings. Yet from 1950 to 1952 she performed as a guest of the Vienna State Opera several times. She was honorary president of the Vienna Léhar society. In 1955, she was celebrated as part of an anniversary performance of The Merry Widow at the Vienna Volksoper. Their final resting place is in a grave of honor in Vienna's central cemetery.

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