Kemp, Barbara, 1881-1959

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Name (Latin)
Kemp, Barbara, 1881-1959
Other forms of name
Mikley-Kemp, Barbara, 1881-1959
Schillings, Barbara von, 1881-1959
Date of birth
1881-12-12
Date of death
1959-04-17
Associated country
Germany
Field of activity
Opera
Opera--Production and direction
Singing
Occupation
Producers and directors
Opera producers and directors
Sopranos (Singers)
Associated Language
ger
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 200208
Wikidata: Q4859046
Library of congress: no 90023770
Sources of Information
  • Great operatic finales [SR] 195-?:label (Barbara Kemp, soprano)
  • Ingwelde, 2012:p.[v] (In 1938, five years after Schillings's death, his widow Barbara von Schillings (formerly Barbara Kemp, one of the great dramatic sopranos of her era) made a valiant attempt to revive Ingwelde at the Berlin State Opera, where she functioned as stage director. To help the work find its way back into the repertoire she made a number of changes to the libretto)
  • New Grove(Kemp (Mikley-Kemp), Barbara; b. 12-12-1881, Kochem an der Mosel; d. 4-17-59, Berlin)
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Wikipedia description:

Barbara Kemp (12 December 1881 – 17 April 1959) was a German operatic soprano. After a successful stage career, she retired to teach and also directed performances at the Berlin State Opera.

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