Minna Nanitz

Minna Louise Nanitz (8 October 1842 – 19Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog, vol. 8 (1905) or 20Personenwiki der Sächsischen Landesbibliothek July 1903Deutsches Bühnen-Jahrbuch: Theatergeschichtliches Jahr- und Adressenbuch, vol. 15 (1904)) was a German operatic mezzo-soprano.

Lifestyle Born in Seehausen, Altmark, Nanitz worked as an opera singer in Hanover and as a royal court opera singer at the Semperoper from 1870 to 1885. She was the successor to Aloyse Michalesi. Her most important roles were Ortrud in Wagner's Lohengrin, Amneris in Giuseppe Verdi's Aida and Frau Reich in The Merry Wives of Windsor by Nicolai.Martin Wiehle: Altmark-Persönlichkeiten. Biographisches Lexikon der Altmark, des Elbe-Havel-Landes und des Jerichower Landes (Beiträge zur Kulturgeschichte der Altmark und ihrer Randgebiete. Vol. 5). Dr. ziethen verlag, Oschersleben 1999, , .Portrait of Minna Nanitz On 21 March 1874, she sang in the world premiere of the opera Die Folkunger by Edmund Kretschmer. In addition to her work at the opera, she was also successful as a concert and oratorio singer.Nanitz Minna on Operissimo Nanitz died in Karlovy Vary at the age of 60.Nanitz, Minna Louise on : Großes Sängerlexikon ().

References

Further reading Karl-Josef Kutsch, Leo Riemens: Großes Sängerlexikon. 1987. Karl Lustner: Totenliste des Jahres 1903 die Musik betreffend. Monatshefte für Musikgeschichte, 1904, .