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Pauline Maria de Ahna (4 February 1863 – 13 May 1950), also known as Pauline Strauss, was a German operatic soprano and the wife of composer Richard Strauss. Her singing career was closely tied to her husband's career as a conductor and composer.
6. A formidable partnership. Strauss married soprano Pauline de Ahna on 10 September 1894. She was famous for being difficult and eccentric, but the marriage was essentially happy and she was a great source of inspiration to him. She died just eight months after him in 1950. 15 images.
The soprano Pauline de Ahna was the powerful presence behind Richard Strauss: his wife, his inspiration and a diva in every sense. Over his many decades he drew on plenty of different spurs...
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Pauline Maria Strauss-de Ahna, auch Paula de Ahna (* 4. Februar 1863 in Ingolstadt; † 13. Mai 1950 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen) war eine deutsche Sopranistin und Ehefrau des Komponisten Richard Strauss . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Einzelnachweise. 3 Literatur. 4 Weblinks. Leben. Aufnahme um 1900.
Oct 8, 2020 · Summary. This chapter deals with Pauline Strauss-de Ahna as a singer and as the wife of a prominent composer and conductor. Her professional career from its beginnings at Munich’s Royal Conservatory and her period of instruction as a pupil of Richard Strauss and Emilie Merian-Genast to her engagements at the opera stages, primarily of Weimar ...
May 10, 2021 · Strauss met soprano Pauline de Ahna in 1887 and created the lead female role, Freihild, for her in Guntram, his first opera. They worked closely together, fell in love, were married in 1894, and had a son in 1897. Strauss’s family and home life inspired his Symphonia domestica.
Jan 6, 2015 · Strauss married soprano Pauline de Ahna on 10 September 1894. She was famous for being irascible, garrulous, eccentric and outspoken, but the marriage, to all appearances, was essentially happy and she was a great source of inspiration to him.
