Helene Wildbrunn | |
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 Wildbrunn c. 1920 | |
| Born | Helene Wehrenfennig 8 April 1882 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 10 April 1972 (aged 90) Vienna, Austria |
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Leonore Helene Wildbrunn (born Helene Wehrenfennig; 8 April 1882 – 10 April 1972) was an Austrian operatic soprano. She was a celebrated Wagnerian singer, possessing a wide vocal range and dramatic creativity and fine sense of style. She made her debut in 1907 at the Stadttheater Dortmund as a contralto and mezzo-soprano. She performed at the Stuttgart Court Opera from 1914 to 1918, the Berlin State Opera from 1919 to 1925, the Städtische Oper Berlin from 1925 to 1932, and the Vienna State Opera from 1919 until 1932. From 1932 to 1950, she only appeared as a concert singer, and taught at the Vienna Music Academy as a professor.