Lola Beeth
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Lola Beeth - soprano
opera singer
She debuted as "Elsa" in Lohengrin
at the Metropolitan Opera House, on December 2, 1895. She was a member of the Vienna
Opera Company who had previous experience singing in Berlin
and Paris
. As early as the summer of 1892 Beeth appeared at the Vienna Court Opera as Juliet in a production of Gounod
' Roméo et Juliette
.
Her New York City
performance was hampered by nervousness and having never sung the role in the Italian
. Beeth sang an aria
from La Juive
(The Jewess) at the Metropolitan Opera House on January 11, 1896.
Beeth was named as a favorite pupil by Mathilde Marchesi
, who tutored her in singing in Paris. After the release of her book, Marchesi and Music, Marchesi planned to visit the United States
, but her intended tour was canceled.
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
opera singer
She debuted as "Elsa" in Lohengrin
Lohengrin (opera)
Lohengrin is a romantic opera in three acts composed and written by Richard Wagner, first performed in 1850. The story of the eponymous character is taken from medieval German romance, notably the Parzival of Wolfram von Eschenbach and its sequel, Lohengrin, written by a different author, itself...
at the Metropolitan Opera House, on December 2, 1895. She was a member of the Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
Opera Company who had previous experience singing in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. As early as the summer of 1892 Beeth appeared at the Vienna Court Opera as Juliet in a production of Gounod
Charles Gounod
Charles-François Gounod was a French composer, known for his Ave Maria as well as his operas Faust and Roméo et Juliette.-Biography:...
' Roméo et Juliette
Roméo et Juliette
Roméo et Juliette is an opéra in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. It was first performed at the Théâtre Lyrique , Paris on 27 April 1867...
.
Her New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
performance was hampered by nervousness and having never sung the role in the Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
. Beeth sang an aria
Aria
An aria in music was originally any expressive melody, usually, but not always, performed by a singer. The term is now used almost exclusively to describe a self-contained piece for one voice usually with orchestral accompaniment...
from La Juive
La Juive
La Juive is a grand opera in five acts by Fromental Halévy to an original French libretto by Eugène Scribe; it was first performed at the Opéra, Paris, on February 23, 1835.-Composition history:...
(The Jewess) at the Metropolitan Opera House on January 11, 1896.
Beeth was named as a favorite pupil by Mathilde Marchesi
Mathilde Marchesi
Mathilde Marchesi was a German mezzo-soprano, a renowned teacher of singing, and a proponent of the bel canto vocal method.-Biography:...
, who tutored her in singing in Paris. After the release of her book, Marchesi and Music, Marchesi planned to visit the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, but her intended tour was canceled.
External links
- Lola Beeth at Osterreich Kultur retrieved 2/17/2010.
- Lola Beeth photo from Historic Opera website, retrieved on 2/17/2010.
