Garrigues, Malvina b. December 7, 1825 d. February 8, 1904 Opera Singer. She shall be rembered as the creator of the title role in Richard Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde". The child of a Brazilian diplomat and his French wife, she was raised in the capitals of Europe and studied voice in Paris with baritone and legendary teacher Manuel Garcia II. After making her 1841 operatic debut in Meyerbeer's "Robert le diable" at Breslau she remained there until 1849. Malvina appeared for a time in Coburg and in Hamburg, then joined the Karlsruhe Opera where she...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Alter Annenfriedhof, Dresden, Dresden, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
Planer, Minna b. September 5, 1809 d. January 25, 1866 Actress, Musical Folk Figure. A noted performer of her day, she is better remembered as the first wife of composer Richard Wagner. Born Christine Wilhelmine Planer, she was raised in poverty and at 15 was seduced by an Army officer and bore an illegitimate daughter whom she raised as her baby sister. At some point she took to the stage and had enough success that she was soon a popular and well paid performer in a variety of German theatres. In 1834 she was appearing at a resort in Bad...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Alter Annenfriedhof, Dresden, Dresden, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Ludwig b. July 2, 1836 d. July 21, 1865 Opera Singer. A noted dramatic tenor, he is remembered as the creator of the title lead in Richard Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde". The son of a respected painter, he was drawn to music from an early age and studied voice at the Leipzig Conservatory. Ludwig made his 1854 operatic bow in a small role at Karlsruhe, where he was to meet the somewhat older soprano Malvina Garrigues. He took on larger parts in Bellini's "Norma", Weber's "Die Freischutz, and other fare, became a principal tenor in 1858...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Alter Annenfriedhof, Dresden, Dresden, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
b. December 7, 1825 d. February 8, 1904
