Anna Henriette Levinsohn
Anna Henriette Levinsohn (née Andersen; 8 January 1839 – 22 March 1899) was a Danish operatic soprano/mezzo-soprano.
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Anna Levinsohn
Levinsohn was born in Copenhagen on 8 January 1839. She made her debut at the Kongelige Theater in Copenhagen on 20 December 1860, as Hannette in Den Lille Rodlnttte, with a sympathetic impersonation. She became "royal actress" in 1866, and was, on her retirement in 1879, appointed court singer (Kongelig Kammersangerinde).
Her repertoire included: Rosina in Barberen, Susanna in Figaro's Bryllup, Papagena in Trylleflojten, Anna in Jaegerbruden, Benjamin in Joseph og Hans Brodre, Siebel in Faust, and Venus in Tannhauser.
She died in Copenhagen 22 March 1899.[1]
References
- Singer & Adler 1912, p. 42.
Bibliography
- Salmonsen's Store Illustrerede Konversations-Lexicon.
- Singer, Isidore; Adler, Cyrus (1912). The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Funk and Wagnalls.
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