Margarethe Siems

Margarethe Siems
Margarethe Siems as the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier, 1911
Background information
Born	(1879-12-20)20 December 1879 Breslau, German Empire
Died	13 April 1952(1952-04-13) (aged 72) Dresden, East Germany
Genres	Opera
Occupation(s)	dramatic coloratura soprano, voice teacher

Margarethe Siems (20 December 1879 – 13 April 1952) was a German operatic dramatic coloratura soprano and voice teacher. A Kammersängerin of the Dresden State Opera, between 1909 and 1912 Siems created leading roles in three operas by Richard Strauss: Chrysothemis in Elektra, the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier, and Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos.^[1]