Marie Renard
Marie Renard
Marie Renard (8 January 1864 – 19 October 1939) was an Austrian operatic mezzo-soprano, later soprano.
Early training and career
Born Marie Pölzl, she first studied voice with Louise Weinlich-Tipka in her native city of
Berlin Hofoper in 1885, she became a member of that company from 1885 to 1888 and sang there in the premiere of Heinrich Hofmann
's Donna Diana on 15 November 1886.
Vienna
In 1888 she was engaged at the
florins. She reached the peak of her career and popularity with that company. She was prized above all for her portrayals of roles in French operas (sung in German), in particular as Carmen. In 1889 she sang in Vienna in Carl Maria von Weber's Die drei Pintos (in the version completed by Gustav Mahler). In 1890 she sang the title role in the first Viennese performance of Massenet's Manon. On 1 January 1892 she sang Eva in the world premiere of Ritter Pázmán by Johann Strauss II. One of her most memorable performances was as Charlotte in the world premiere of Massenet's Werther on 16 February 1892 (performed in German). She also sang Frau Dot in the world premiere of Goldmark's Das Heimchen am Herd (21 March 1896) and Tatjana in the first Viennese performance of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin
(1897).
Other roles in Vienna included Cherubino in Figaros Hochzeit (Mozart's Hänsel und Gretel. Her farewell performance was in 1900 as Carmen.
After her retirement she married Count Rudolf Kinsky. She died in her native city of Graz.
Sources
- ISBN 978-3-598-11598-1.
- C. Höslinger: "Renard Marie". In: ISBN 3-7001-1483-4, p. 77.
- Ludwig Eisenberg: Großes biographisches Lexikon der deutschen Bühne des XIX. Jahrhunderts. List, Leipzig 1903, p. 818–819.
- Carl Hagemann: Marie Renard. 1940
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