Carla Martinis [SEP] voice type
Carla Martinis
Carla Martinis (19 January 1922 – 9 August 2010) was a Croatian operatic soprano particularly associated with the Italian repertoire.
Biography.
Carla (Dragica) Martinis was born in the village of Danculovice (near Ozalj and Jastrebarsko) and studied at the Zagreb Music Conservatory with Marija Kostrenčić and Vicko Martinis, whom she married in 1942. She made her debut that same year at the Zagreb Opera House, singing the role of Mimi in "La bohème". She then sang at the Prague National Theatre
her powers.
She died in Vienna.
Recordings.
- 1951 – "Otello" – Carla Martinis, Ramón Vinay, Paul Schöffler, Anton Dermota, Sieglinde Wagner, Josef Greindl, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler, recorded live at the Salzburg Festival (EMI)
- 1952 – "La forza del destino" – Carla Martinis, Rudolf Schock, Josef Metternich, Martha Mödl, Gottlob Frick, Gustav Neidlinger – Chorus and orchestra of Radio Hamburg, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt (Walhall Eternity