Thérèse Johanne Alexandra Tietjens
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Thérèse Johanne Alexandra Tietjens (July 17, 1831 - October 3, 1877), Hungarian soprano vocalist, was born at Hamburg.
Her voice was trained at Hamburg, where she made a successful debut in 1849 as Lucrezia Borgia in Donizetti's opera. Thence she proceeded to Frankfort and Vienna. She sang for the first time in London in 1858, appearing as Valentine in Les Huguenots.
Her success was so great that for the rest of her life she made England her home, and soon gained as brilliant a reputation in concert and oratorio work as she had already won upon the stage. After this she made only two more tours, one to Paris (1863) and one to the United States (1875). Her voice was a dramatic soprano of magnificent quality, and her powers as an actress were supreme. The great volume and purity of her voice and her sympathetic and dignified acting combined to make her famous in strong dramatic parts.
Her most famous parts were Fidelio, Medea (in Cherubini's opera) and Donna Anna (in Don Giovanni). She died in London on the 3rd of October 1877, having endeared herself to the English people as much by her private virtues as by her artistic gifts.
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