Henriette Sontag

Henriette, Countess Rossi
Young woman looking left with blonde curls in a black dress
Henriette Sontag in her Donna Anna costume 1831, painting of Paul Delaroche
Born
Gertrude Walpurgis Sontag

(1806-01-03)3 January 1806
Died17 June 1854(1854-06-17) (aged 48)
OccupationOperatic soprano
Years active1823–1854

Henriette Sontag, born Gertrude Walpurgis Sontag, and, after her marriage, entitled Henriette, Countess Rossi (3 January 1806 – 17 June 1854), was a German operatic soprano of great international renown. She possessed a sweet-toned, lyrical voice and was a brilliant exponent of florid singing.