LC control no. | n 90600136 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Sontag, Henriette, 1806-1854 |
Variant(s) | Sontag, Henrietta, 1806-1854 Sonntag, Henriette, 1806-1854 |
Birth date | 1806-01-03 |
Death date | 1854-06-17 |
Profession or occupation | Sopranos (Singers) |
Found in | Alary, G. My heart with joy is bounding light, c1852: t.p. (mme. Henrietta Sontag) New Grove (Sontag (Sonntag), Henriette (Gertrud Walpurgis); b. 1-3-1806, Koblenz; d. 6-17-1854, Mexico City) Grove Music Online, WWW site, September 03, 2021 (German soprano. The daughter of the actor Franz Sonntag and the actress and singer Franziska Sonntag (née Martloff, 1798-1865), and sister of the actor Karl Sonntag, she first studied with her mother... Sontag's international career dates from her brilliant Paris début at the Théâtre-Italien in 12 roles, initially as Rosina on 15 May 1826. After further German appearances, she returned in January 1828, including Donna Anna and Semiramide in her repertory... In 1854 she toured Mexico with an Italian company, and her last appearance was as Lucrezia Borgia on 11 June. The following day she was taken ill with cholera, of which she died.) |