Hermine Kittel

Hermine Kittel

Hermine Kittel (December 2, 1879 – April 7, 1948) was an Austrian contralto from Vienna. She studied singing with Amalie Materna in Vienna. She made her operatic debut in 1897 in Ljubljana. Kittel first sang under Gustav Mahler at the Vienna Hofoper (Vienna State Opera) and later premiered in a revision of Ariadne auf Naxos. She sang at the Bayreuth Festival in 1902 and 1908, where she sang Erda in Der Ring des Nibelungen. She also sang at the Salzburg Festival, where she often played Marcellina in The Marriage of Figaro. She was married to opera singer Alexander Haydter. Her brother Karl Kittel was a conductor.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 2, 1879 (Vienna), Died April 7, 1948 (Vienna)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1909

Roles Represented in DAHR: contralto

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Gramophone	0986v	12-in.	June 1909	O Carmen, nur ein Wort	Hermine Kittel ; Leo Slezak	Vocal duet (contralto and baritone), with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Gramophone	13930u	10-in.	Oct. 1908	Du bist die Stütze deines Vaters	Leopold Demuth ; Hermine Kittel	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kittel, Hermine," accessed November 14, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104585.

Kittel, Hermine. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 14, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104585.

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