Sophie Stehle [SEP] voice type
Sophie Stehle
Sophie Stehle (15 May 1838 – 4 October 1921) was a German operatic soprano.
She was born in Sigmaringen and was a member of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich from 1860 to 1874. While there, she created the roles of Fricka in Richard Wagner's "Das Rheingold" on 22 September 1869 and Brünnhilde in Wagner's "Die Walküre" on 26 June 1870. She retired from the stage after marrying Baron Wilhelm von Knigge in 1874.
, Milan, 1895)
Recordings.
Stehle made a number of recordings for the Fonotipia Company in 1905 but only two recordings were published (both concerted pieces), which according to J. B. Steane "reveal little about her voice and art".
References.
- Steane, J B (1992), 'Stehle, Adelina' in "The New Grove Dictionary of Opera", ed. Stanley Sadie (London)