Pauline de Ahna
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Pauline Maria de Ahna (4 February 1863 - 13 May 1950) was a German soprano.
She was the daughter of General Adolf de Ahna. She is best known as the wife of Richard Strauss, who wrote many operatic roles for her, such as Freihild in Guntram. They were married on 10 September 1894.
She was famous for being bossy, ill-tempered, eccentric, and outspoken, but the marriage was happy, and she was a great source of inspiration to him. She was portrayed as the hero's companion in Ein Heldenleben and in several sections of Sinfonia Domestica. She was also the subject of the one-woman show Die Frau im Schatten by Dame Gwyneth Jones
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