Hermine Finck
Hermine Finck | |
---|---|
![]() Hermine Finck and Eugen d'Albert | |
Born | |
Died | 31 October 1932 Berlin, Germany | (aged 60)
Other names | Hermine d'Albert |
Occupations |
|
Spouse | Eugen d'Albert (married 1895; divorced 1911) |
Hermine Finck (1 January 1872 – 31 October 1932) was a German opera singer. She created the role of The Witch in the world premiere of Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel and appeared in numerous leading soprano roles in the opera houses of Germany. Also known as Hermine d'Albert, she was the third wife of the composer Eugen d'Albert to whom she was married from 1895 until their divorce in 1911. Finck was born in Baden-Baden and died at age 60 in Berlin, where she had taught singing in her later years.
Life and career
Finck was born in Baden-Baden to a prosperous middle-class family. She began her musical education at
To be close to Finck, d'Albert took a job as
Her marriage to d'Albert ended in divorce in 1911, two years after the birth of their only child, Violante Giovanna d'Albert. It had been the longest and most stable of d'Albert's six marriages. After their divorce, d'Albert married three more times. Finck moved to Berlin, where she resumed her stage career. She was engaged by the Berlin Court Opera from 1911 until 1912 and in the summer of 1912 appeared at the Bayreuth Festival as Gerhilde in Die Walküre. During the course of her career, Finck's other major roles included Bedura in d'Albert's Der Rubin, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Leonore in Fidelio, and the title roles of Mignon and Max von Schillings's Ingwelde.[1]
In her later years, Finck continued to perform as a concert singer and taught singing in Berlin. She died there in 1932 at the age of 60. Eugen d'Albert had died earlier that year. Their daughter, Violante Bergel-d'Albert (as she was known after her marriage), became a journalist and writer and died in 1990.[1][6]
References
- ^ ISBN 359844088X(in German)
- ^ a b Lieberwirth, Steffen (2012). "Volcanic temperament!". Liner notes: Edition Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Vol. 1. Querstand 1109. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ Hale, Philip (17 November 1895). "Notes and Comments". Dramatic and Musical Criticisms. Boston Public Library
- ^ Predota, Georg (1 November 2014). "The Napoleon Complex". Interlude. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ Cybinski, Anselm (2010). "Path Marks of a Long Quest: Two Early Works by Eugen d'Albert". Liner Notes: Symphony, Op. 4 / Seejungfraulein. CPO 777264-2. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ Döblin, Alfred (1992). Kritik der Zeit: Rundfunkbeiträge 1946–1952 (edited and annotated by Alexandra Birkert), p. 397. Olfen