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{{Short description|German opera singer (1900–1987)}}
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'''Anni Frind''' (2 February 1900 - 7 April 1987) was one of the most highly recorded [[lyric soprano]]s in Germany during the 1920s and 30s.
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1900|02|03}}
| birth_place = [[Mikulášovice|Nixdorf]], [[Austria-Hungary]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1987|04|08|1900|02|02}}
| death_place = [[New Orleans]], Louisiana, U.S.
| nationality = German
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'''Anni Frind''' (3 February 1900 – 8 April 1987)<ref name="multipleA" /> was one of the most highly recorded [[lyric soprano]]s in [[Germany]] during the 1920s and 1930s.


Anni Frind was born into a German family in [[Mikulášovice|Nixdorf]], a small town in [[Bohemia]] (now [[Czech Republic]]).
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Anni Frind was born in [[Mikulášovice|Nixdorf]], a small village in [[Bohemia]] (now [[Czech Republic]]). She made her debut in 1922 at the [[Volksoper Berlin]] and went on to sing leading soprano roles in both [[opera]] and [[operetta]] at the [[Bavarian State Opera|Munich State Opera]], the [[Semperoper|Dresden State Opera]], the [[Deutsche Oper Berlin|German Opera House]] in Berlin and other major European cities.<ref name="multipleA">[http://nytimes.com/1987/04/11/obituaries/anni-frind-soprano-is-dead-performed-in-20-s-and-30-s.html The New York Times Obituary: Anni Frind]</ref><ref name="multipleB">[http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1987-04-10/news/0120210049_1_opera-singing-career-adolf Orlando Sentinel Obituary: Anni Frind]</ref> After the successful premiere of [[Ralph Benatzky|Benatzky]]'s operetta ''Casanova'' in 1928,<ref>[http://www.gramophone.net/Issue/Page/March%201948/21/830558/Anni+Frind.html Gramophone 1948]</ref><ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0295781/ The Internet Movie Database: Anni Frind]</ref> her energies were devoted mainly to operetta; and the ever-popular HMV recording of "The Nuns' Chorus" (comp.[[Johann Strauss II]]/arr.Ralph Benatzky) was produced.<ref name="multipleC">[http://www.gramophone.net/Issue/Page/March%201979//732276/Anni+Frind.html Gramophone 1979]</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/AnniFrindTheNunsChorous192978Record Internet Archive "The Nuns Chorus" by Anni Frind]</ref> She appeared as Adele in [[Max Reinhardt|Max Reinhardt's]] production of ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'' 200 times.<ref name="multipleA" />
==Career==
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She made her debut in 1922 at the [[Volksoper Berlin]] and went on to sing leading soprano roles in both [[opera]] and [[operetta]] at the [[Bavarian State Opera|Munich State Opera]], the [[Semperoper|Dresden State Opera]], the [[Deutsche Oper Berlin|German Opera House]] in Berlin and other major European cities.<ref name="multipleA">[https://nytimes.com/1987/04/11/obituaries/anni-frind-soprano-is-dead-performed-in-20-s-and-30-s.html ''The New York Times'' obituary: Anni Frind]</ref><ref name="multipleB">[https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1987/04/10/anni-frind-sperling-87-european-opera-star-of/ ''Orlando Sentinel'' obituary: Anni Frind]</ref> After the successful premiere of [[Ralph Benatzky]]'s operetta ''[[Casanova (Benatzky)|Casanova]]'' in 1928,<ref>[https://archive.today/20120801153003/http://www.gramophone.net/Issue/Page/March%201948/21/830558/Anni+Frind.html ''Gramophone'', 1948]</ref><ref>{{IMDb name|0295781|Anni Frind}}</ref> her energies were devoted mainly to operetta; and the ever-popular HMV recording of "The Nuns' Chorus" (comp. [[Johann Strauss II]]/arr. Ralph Benatzky) was produced.<ref name="multipleC">[http://www.gramophone.net/Issue/Page/March%201979//732276/Anni+Frind.html ''Gramophone'', 1979]{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/AnniFrindTheNunsChorous192978Record Internet Archive "The Nuns‘ Chorus" by Anni Frind], [[Großes Schauspielhaus]], 1929</ref> She appeared as Adele in [[Max Reinhardt]]'s production of ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'' 200 times.<ref name="multipleA" />


==Retirement from professional singing and later life==
To avoid collaborating with the Nazis, Anni Frind curtailed her activities in Germany upon the rise of Hitler, and retired from professional singing at the outbreak of World War II, later marrying. During the war she sang for Allied soldiers at the front and worked as a volunteer nurse. Anni Frind-Sperling moved to [[New Orleans]] in 1951, and became a singing teacher at [[Newcomb College]] Tulane University. She died 1987 in New Orleans aged 87.<ref name="multipleA" /><ref name="multipleB" /><ref name="multipleC" />
Anni Frind retired from professional singing at the outbreak of [[World War II]], subsequently marrying. At the end of the war she sang for Allied soldiers at the front and worked as a volunteer nurse. Anni Frind-Sperling moved to [[New Orleans]] in 1951, and became a singing teacher at [[Newcomb College]] Tulane University. She died 1987 in New Orleans aged 87.<ref name="multipleA" /><ref name="multipleB" /><ref name="multipleC" />


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Latest revision as of 03:48, 24 September 2024

Anni Frind
Anni Frind by Gregor Harlip, signed photo postcard (1920s)
Born(1900-02-03)February 3, 1900
Nixdorf, Austria-Hungary
DiedApril 8, 1987(1987-04-08) (aged 87)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Opera singer, Singing teacher

Anni Frind (3 February 1900 – 8 April 1987)[1] was one of the most highly recorded lyric sopranos in Germany during the 1920s and 1930s.

Anni Frind was born into a German family in Nixdorf, a small town in Bohemia (now Czech Republic).

Career

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She made her debut in 1922 at the Volksoper Berlin and went on to sing leading soprano roles in both opera and operetta at the Munich State Opera, the Dresden State Opera, the German Opera House in Berlin and other major European cities.[1][2] After the successful premiere of Ralph Benatzky's operetta Casanova in 1928,[3][4] her energies were devoted mainly to operetta; and the ever-popular HMV recording of "The Nuns' Chorus" (comp. Johann Strauss II/arr. Ralph Benatzky) was produced.[5][6] She appeared as Adele in Max Reinhardt's production of Die Fledermaus 200 times.[1]

Retirement from professional singing and later life

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Anni Frind retired from professional singing at the outbreak of World War II, subsequently marrying. At the end of the war she sang for Allied soldiers at the front and worked as a volunteer nurse. Anni Frind-Sperling moved to New Orleans in 1951, and became a singing teacher at Newcomb College Tulane University. She died 1987 in New Orleans aged 87.[1][2][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d The New York Times obituary: Anni Frind
  2. ^ a b Orlando Sentinel obituary: Anni Frind
  3. ^ Gramophone, 1948
  4. ^ Anni Frind at IMDb
  5. ^ a b Gramophone, 1979[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ Internet Archive "The Nuns‘ Chorus" by Anni Frind, Großes Schauspielhaus, 1929


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