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 The grave of Therese Malten at the Trinitatisfriedhof, Dresden. Picture by Androom (28 Aug 2005) |
Malten, Therese |
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BORN 21 Jun 1853, Insterburg (now: Tschernjachowsk, Kaliningrad Oblast) - DIED 2 Jan 1930, Neu-Zschiere, Sachsen (near Dresden) BIRTH NAME Müller, Therese GRAVE LOCATION Dresden, Sachsen: Trinitatisfriedhof, Fiedlerstraße 1, Johannstadt-Nord (II O) |
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The soprano Therese Malten was educated in Danzig and Berlin. In 1873 she debuted in Dresden as Pamina in Mozart's "Die Zauberflöte". In 1880 she became a chamber singer in Dresden and in 1881 she performed in London. She was most famous for her performances in opera's by Wagner, among them Kundry in "Parsifal" at the Festspiele in Bayreuth in 1882. She lived together with the Austrian philosopher Helene von Druskowitz (1856-1918) for many years, but in 1891 she left Helene. From 1893 until her death she lived in a villa opposite Schloss Pillnitz in Kleinzschachwitz-Zschieren, near Dresden. In 1903 she left the stage. Events |
| 0/3/1899 | Angelo Neumann performs Wagner's "Ring" in Russia. His company performed the "Ring" in Saint-Petersburg and Moscow in March and April. The young Karl Muck was the conductor and Karl Lautenschlager designed the stage set. The singers included Heinrich and Therese Vogl. Therese Vogl was later replaced by Therese Malten. [Muck, Karl][Neumann, Angelo][Vogl, Heinrich][Vogl, Therese][Wagner, Richard] |
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The grave of Therese Malten at the Trinitatisfriedhof, Dresden. Picture by Androom (28 Aug 2005) |
