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May 22, 2018 · Here it is, finally: a full biography of Jetty Treffz (1818-1878), first wife of Johann Strauss and responsible for bringing the composer to the Theater an der Wien and to the world of operetta. The results? Everything from Fledermaus and Zigeunerbaron to Eine Nacht in Venedig and, ultimately, Wiener Blut. It’s surprising that no one has ...
Strauss married the singer Henrietta Treffz in 1862, and they remained together until her death in 1878. Six weeks after her death, Strauss married the actress Angelika Dittrich. Dittrich was not a fervent supporter of his music, and their differences in status and opinion, and especially her indiscretion, led him to seek a divorce.
Henrietta Treffz. Henrietta "Jetty" Treffz was best known as the first wife of Johann Strauss II and a well-known mezzo-soprano appearing in England in 1849 to great acclaim.
Henrietta Treffz; Date of birth: 1 July 1818, 28 June 1826 (false) Alservorstadt, Vienna: Date of death: 8 April 1878, 9 April 1878 Hietzing: Manner of death: natural ...
Henrietta de Th **** d, her proper designation, was born at Vienna, on the 28th. June, 1826; her father, a Polish gentleman, was an officer in the Austrian service, and her mother was the daughter of the beautiful Laura Schwam, beloved and immortalized by the poet Frederick Schiller.
Karnevalsbotschafter. Karnevalsbotschafter (Carnival's Ambassador) op. 270 is a waltz composed by Johann Strauss II in the autumn of 1862 during his honeymoon with his first wife Henrietta Treffz in Venice. It was first performed at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Vienna's Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (Society of Friends of Music in ...
Henrietta Treffz said “I do” to Strauss in Stephansdom (Vienna’s main cathedral) in 1862. He married his second wife, Angelika Dittrich, in Karlskirche (the huge baroque church overlooking Karlsplatz square) in 1878. Both churches are open to the public, though you may need a ticket to see inside both in full.
