Angela Kolniak
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Angela Kolniak was an Austrian lyric soprano who sang at the Stadttheater in Aussig (Ústí nad Labem) before joining the Dresden State Opera in August 1921, creating one of the two soprano elves in the premiere of Strauss's Die ägyptische Helena in 1928 and one of Daphne's two maids in the premiere of Daphne in 1938. Her wider repertoire at the house included Nuri in Tiefland, Micaëla in Carmen, Mimì in La bohème, the title role of Madama Butterfly, Eva in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Gilda in Rigoletto and Solveig in Peer Gynt. She remained in Dresden until her death.
Creations
- Erste Magd — Daphne
- Erster und Zweiter Elf — Die ägyptische Helena (Dresden, 1928)
Written from
- Deutsche Biographie (n.d.) Kolniak, Angela. GND authority record 135113954. (Accessed: August 2026).
- Stadtwiki Dresden (n.d.) Angela Kolniak. (Accessed: August 2026).
- Abendausgabe Dresdner Nachrichten (1928) 4 June, p. 2. (Accessed: August 2026).
- Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Kolniak, Angela', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1534-1535.
- Sächsische Staatszeitung (1921) 'Aus Außig', 5 June, p. 3. (Accessed: 9 October 2026).
- Sächsische Staatszeitung (1921) 23 August, p. 2. (Accessed: 9 October 2026).