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 The grave of Will Meisel at the Städtischer Friedhof Wilmersdorf, Berlin. Picture by Androom (26 Jan 2008) |
Illiard, Eliza |
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BORN 25 Mar 1905, Köln - DIED 8 Jul 1969, Berlin REAL NAME Pieper, Elisabeth GRAVE LOCATION Berlin: Städtischer Friedhof Wilmersdorf, Berliner Straße 81-103 (C11-1-1/3) |
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The soprano Eliza Illiard (born Elisabeth Pieper in Cologne)
worked at the Nationaltheater in Mannheim under Herbert Maisch
from 1932 to 1934. In 1933 she was the first Fiakir-Milli in
Richard Strauss' "Arabella" in Dresden. Several important parts
in Berlin followed. She also appeared in movies between 1934
and 1941. She married the composer, conductor and publisher Will Meisel and she was the first who interpreted his "Lach mein Herz". They had two sons, Peter (1935) and Thomas (1940). Family • Husband: Meisel, Will Sources • Wikipedia (German) |
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The grave of Will Meisel at the Städtischer Friedhof Wilmersdorf, Berlin. Picture by Androom (26 Jan 2008) |
