Maria Müller
Maria Müller (29 January 1898 – 15 March 1958) was a Czech-Austrian operatic lyric/dramatic soprano.
Life and career
Müller was born in
Alexander Zemlinsky's opera Kleider machen Leute) and at the Staatsoper, Munich in 1923-1924. She studied with voice teacher Estelle Liebling, the teacher of Beverly Sills, in New York City after becoming a principal artist at the Metropolitan Opera (the "Met").[1]
On 21 January 1925, Müller made her debut at the Met as Sieglinde in Švanda the Bagpiper by the Czech-American composer Jaromír Weinberger (11 July 1931), and Simon Boccanegra (29 January 1932). Concerning Met opening nights, in 1930 she sang the lead in "Aida" and in 1932 she sang Amelia in "Simon Boccanegra".
In 1930-1939, she was a regular
The New York Herald Tribune wrote in 1936 from Bayreuth: "Müller's voice is fresher and more beautiful than when she was at the Metropolitan".[citation needed
]
At
Ero the Joker, Pamina, Tosca and Marguerite. Müller possessed a warm, vibrant voice and sang with a rare purity of tone. (Harold Rosenthal)[citation needed
]
After World War II she retired to live at Bayreuth, where she died on 15 March 1958.
Recordings
- Tannhauser (1930)[3]
- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg[4]
- Lohengrin[5]
- Walküre[6]
- Freischütz[7]
- (Lieder)(e.g., Schubert, Brahms, Pfitzner, Wagner)
References
- ^ Dean Fowler, Alandra (1994). Estelle Liebling: An exploration of her pedagogical principles as an extension and elaboration of the Marchesi method, including a survey of her music and editing for coloratura soprano and other voices (PhD). University of Arizona.
- ^ Inmagic, Inc. "Metropolitan Opera Association". Archives.metoperafamily.org. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ^ "WAGNER, R.: Tannhauser (Bayreuth Festival) (1930) - 8.110094-95". Naxos.com. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ^ "Maria Muller". Classical Archives. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ^ "Opera Shop: Maria Muller and Franz Volker". Bassocantante.com. 2001-08-16. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ^ "BARNES & NOBLE | Wagner: Die Walküre, Act 3 by MYTO RECORDS ITALY, Wilhelm Furtwangler". Music.barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ^ "BARNES & NOBLE | Weber: Der Freischütz by Gebhardt Records, Robert Heger". Music.barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
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