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 The grave of Mizzi Günther at the Zentralfriedhof, Vienna. Picture by Androom (20 Aug 2007) |
Günther, Mizzi |
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BORN 8 Feb 1879, Warnsdorf, Bohemia (now: Varnsdorf, Czech Republic) - DIED 18 Mar 1961, Wien GRAVE LOCATION Wien: Zentralfriedhof, Simmeringer Hauptstraße 234, Simmering (Gruppe 33 E, Reihe 17, Nummer 22) |
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The soprano Mizzi Günther rew up in Reichenberg (now Liberec). She was taught by her future husband A. Fischer and she probably debuted at the Sommertheater in Prague in 1897. From 1897 to 1899 she was engaged at the Theater von Hermannstadt. After that she worked in Vienna, Teplitz and Karlsbad. In 1901 she was contracted by the Carltheater in Vienna. On 9 March 1901 she successfully appeared in the premiere of Ziehrer's operetta "Die Drei Wünsche". In 1903 the ensemble of the Carltheater travelled to Russia. She appeared in the premiere of Léhar's "De Lustige Witwe" on 30 December 1905 and she would the part of Hanna Glawari over thousand times. She also sang in the premiere of Kálman's operetta "Die Csárdásfürstin" on 17 November 1915. In later years she mostly worked as an actress but she still made guest appearances at the Vienna State Opera between 1950 and 1952. She married the actor Fred Hennings who was almost sixteen years her junior. Events |
| 11/10/1913 | Premiere of Franz Lehár's operetta "Die ideale Gattin" at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna. The libretto was written by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald. Lehár was the conductor. The performers included Paul Guttmann, Mizzi Günther, Hubert Marischka, Louise Kartousch, Ernst Tautenhayn and Otto Storm. [Kartousch, Louise][Lehár, Franz][Marischka, Hubert] |
| 30/4/1941 | Premiere of August Pepöck's operetta "Der Reiter der Kaiserin" at the Raimundtheater in Vienna. The libretto was written by Robert Nästlberger. Mizzi Günther was one of the performers. [Pepöck, August] |
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The grave of Mizzi Günther at the Zentralfriedhof, Vienna. Picture by Androom (20 Aug 2007) |
Sources • Budig, Robert S. et al, Ehrengräber am Wiener Zentralfriedhof, Compress Verlag Wien, Wien • Der Reiter der Kaiserin - Wikipedia • Die ideale Gattin (Operette) - Wikipedia • Mizzi Günther - Wikipedia |
