ABSTRACT
German soprano, born in Berlin. She studied in Berlin, and made a debut in Halle in 1915 as Venus. From 1923 to 1940 she was with the Berlin State Opera, and sang also in other major European houses. Her American debut was in Chicago as Brünnhilde in Walküre. At the Metropolitan Opera, 16 Jan 1933, she was heard as Isolde, a role that became associated with her. In 1934 she returned to Germany, and remained there despite problems with the Nazis. Her autobiography, Das war mein Teil was published in 1959 (released in English in 1966 as Playing My Part). She died in Berlin.
