Mysz-Gmeiner, Lula. (1876-1948)
Autograph Signature
Uncommon autograph signature of the fine German mezzo on an album page dated 17 May 1903 and measuring 12 x 17.5 cm.A student of Gustav Walter in Vienna she moved to Berlin in 1896 for further studies with Emilie Herzog, Etelka Gerster and (thanks to an introduction by Johannes Brahms) Lilli Lehmann. She made her debut as an oratorio singer in Berlin in November 1896, and finally gave her first solo recital in 1899, which created a sensation. She had a significant performing career in Europe and American and was made a professor at the State Univerity of Music in Berlin in 1920, where she taught for almost three decades. Two of her most famous pupils were Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Peter Anders (who also married her daughter). (6739)
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