Vera Schwarz AUTOGRAPH

as Elizabeth " Tannhauser " Wagner

Vera Schwarz
1888-1946
German Soprano

Studied with Forsten in Vienna.Stage debut in 1908 in operetta at Vienna . Took further study and secured an engagement with the Hamburg opera . made guest appearances at Berlin nad in 1921 made her Vieena State opera Debut as Tosca.Her roles included Pamina, Countess various Wagner role from Eva to Sieglinde , Verdi's Aida , Elvira and Leonora , Stauss's Oktavian , Ariadne and .Helena.She sang Anita in the premiere of "Jonny Speilt Auf" by Krenek