Sigrid Onégin [SEP] voice type
Sigrid Onégin
Sigrid Onégin (June 1, 1889 – June 16, 1943) was a Franco-German operatic contralto who enjoyed a major international career prior to World War II. 
Biography.
She was born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1889 to a German father and a French mother. This renowned contralto first sang professionally under her maiden name, Lilly Hoffmann. After her marriage to Russian pianist and composer Eugene Onégin (1870–1919), she sang briefly as Lilly Hoffmann-Onégin before settling on Sigrid Onegin,
now appeared under the name Sigrid Onégin. During the First World War, Overbeck had to hide as an alleged "Russian man" from the authorities until "he" was denounced and arrested in 1916. Sigrid Onégin was supposedly released because of her influence.
What is preserved is a recording of the "Ave Maria", composed by Overbeck and sung by Sigrid Onégin.
Overbeck died in Stuttgart at age 49.
Work.
- "Eleanore. Song, words by E. Mackay." London: C.