Malvina Garrigues [SEP] voice type
Malvina Garrigues
Malvina Garrigues, later Malvina Schnorr von Carolsfeld (7 December 18258 February 1904) was a Portuguese operatic soprano who was born in Denmark and made her career in Germany. She and her husband Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld created the title roles in Richard Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" in 1865. Her given name also appears as Malwina and Malwine but Malvina is the correct spelling.
Early life and education.
Eugénia Malvina Garrigues was born a Portuguese citizen in Copenhagen, Denmark, the daughter of the Portuguese
aged 78, was cremated in Heidelberg, and her ashes are located in Dresden.
She has been the subject of a one-woman stage show, "O, Malvina!", created by Dame Gwyneth Jones, who also played her in the 1983 film "Wagner".
External links.
- Malvina Garrigues at the "bayerisches musiker lexikon online" (German)