Mila Kupfer-Berger
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 Mila Kupfer-Berger, from an 1888 publication | |
| Born | Ludmilla Berger 6 September 1852 Vienna |
| Died | 12 May 1905 Neuwaldegg |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, voice teacher |
Ludmilla "Mila" Kupfer-Berger (6 September 1852[1] – 12 May 1905) was a Viennese dramatic soprano and voice teacher.
Early life
Ludmilla Berger was born in Vienna; her father was a manufacturer, and she trained in music from childhood, including piano, violin, and voice lessons in Vienna, under teachers including Adele Passy-Cornet.[2]
Career
In 1871, Berger made her opera stage debut in Linz,[2] as Marguerite in Gounod's Faust. She sang at the Berlin Court Opera for four years, from 1871 to 1875. She sang with the Vienna Court Opera from 1875 to 1885, including as Micäela in the first Viennese performance of Carmen in 1875.[3] Her other roles included Aida (1883-1885), Fricka, Freia, and Siegelinde in The Ring Cycle (1878-1885), and Pamina in The Magic Flute (1876-1884).[4][5] Angelo Neumann recalled Berger as "one of the most beautiful creatures" who ever played Elsa von Brabant in Lohengrin (1875-1885).[6]
Berger performed in most of the major opera houses in Europe, and toured in South America. In her later years she retired from the stage but continued performing in recitals and teaching voice students.[2] She was a popular subject of portrait artists and her image appeared often in periodicals.
Personal life
In 1897, Mila Berger married Ernst Kupfer, a Viennese businessman. She died in 1905, aged 52 years, in Neuwaldegg.[2]
References
- ^ Some sources give 1853 as her birth year, including the Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon Online and the Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon.
- ^ a b c d Forschungen, Institut für kunst-und musikhistorische (2002). "Kupfer-Berger, Ludmilla (Mila)". ISBN 978-3-7001-3043-7 (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ^ Smith, Richard Langham; Rowden, Clair (2020-07-30). Carmen Abroad: Bizet's Opera on the Global Stage. Cambridge University Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-108-63881-4.
- ^ Dokumentation, Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon und biographische (2003). "Kupfer-Berger, Ludmilla (Mila)". ISBN 978-3-7001-3213-4 (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ^ "Vorstellungen mit Mila Kupfer-Berger". Spielplanarchiv der Wiener Staatsoper. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ^ Neumann, Angelo (1908). Personal Recollections of Wagner. H. Holt. p. 12.
External links
- A photograph of Mila Kupfer-Berger in the collection of the Theatre Museum Vienna
- Another photograph of Mila Kupfer-Berger, in the collection of the Theatre Museum Vienna
- Mila Kupfer-Berger in costume for Lohengrin, in the collection of the Theatre Museum Vienna
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