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Ottilie Metzger

Ottilie Metzger-Lattermann also formerly Ottilie Metzger-Froitzheim (15 July 1878 – February 1943) was a German contralto who was a famous performer of works by Wagner during the 1910s, and who after her retirement was murdered in Auschwitz.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 15, 1878 (Frankfurt am Main), Died 1943 (Auschwitz-Birkenau)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1914

Roles Represented in DAHR: contralto

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
Columbia 39311 10-in. 4/3/1914 Seguidilla Ottilie Metzger Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 39312 10-in. 4/3/1914 Stride la vampa Ottilie Metzger Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 39313 10-in. 4/3/1914 Verborgenheit Ottilie Metzger Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 39314 10-in. 4/3/1914 Traum durch die Dämmerung Ottilie Metzger Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 36924 12-in. ca. 1914 Ah! Mon fils Ottilie Metzger Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Columbia 36925 12-in. ca. 1914 Amour, viens aider ma faiblesse Ottilie Metzger Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Gramophone 7295l 10-in. May 1908 Sich, mein Hertz erschliesset sich Ottilie Metzger Contralto, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Metzger, Ottilie," accessed November 15, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110149.

Metzger, Ottilie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 15, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110149.

"Metzger, Ottilie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110149

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