Emma Seehofer [SEP] voice type
Emma Seehofer
Emma Seehofer (before 1854 – 1912) was a German operatic contralto who was a principal artist at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich from 1854 to 1887. She created the roles of Erda in Richard Wagner's "Das Rheingold" on 22 September 1869 and Schwertleite (one of the Valkyries) in Wagner's "Die Walküre" on 26 June 1870. She was also highly active as a concert singer. After retiring from the stage, she worked as a singing teacher in Munich. She died at Mannheim
its type in the United States.
A group of singing teachers incorporated it in the state of New York on 27 November 1906 as the National Association of Teachers of Singing.
The first annual meeting of the new organization was held on 7 January 1908, at Steinway Hall in New York City.
The English music critic and voice teacher Herman Klein (1856–1934) was the first chairman.
Founding members included Enrico Caruso, Emma Eames, Geraldine Farrar, Mary Garden, Ernestine Schumann-Heink and Marcella Sembrich.