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Sophie Löwe

also Sofia Loewe, Sophie Loewe

1815 (disputed)Wurzbach, C. von (1866) 'Löwe, Sophie', in Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich. Vienna, vol. 15, pp. 433-436. (Accessed: 9 October 2026).Kürschner, J. (1884) 'Löwe', in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, vol. 19, pp. 297-300. (Accessed: 25 October 2026).Wikipedia (2026) Sophie Löwe. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Forbes, E. (1992) 'Loewe, Sophie (Johanna Christina)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1307.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Loewe, Sophie', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1753-1754.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Loewe, Sofia', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 318-319.Wurzbach, writing in her lifetime, gives 1815, and the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie and Wikipedia give 24 March 1815, which is entered; Grove, Kutsch-Riemens and the Dizionario verdiano give 1812, and with no Oldenburg register found the year stays disputed.–1866Wikipedia (2026) Sophie Löwe. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Loewe, Sophie', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1753-1754.Forbes, E. (1992) 'Loewe, Sophie (Johanna Christina)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1307.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Loewe, Sofia', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 318-319. · German · sopranoWikipedia (2026) Sophie Löwe. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Loewe, Sophie', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1753-1754.Forbes, E. (1992) 'Loewe, Sophie (Johanna Christina)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1307.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Loewe, Sofia', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 318-319.

Birthplace: Oldenburg, Duchy of OldenburgWikipedia (2026) Sophie Löwe. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Wurzbach, C. von (1866) 'Löwe, Sophie', in Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich. Vienna, vol. 15, pp. 433-436. (Accessed: 9 October 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Loewe, Sophie', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1753-1754.Forbes, E. (1992) 'Loewe, Sophie (Johanna Christina)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1307.

Sophie Löwe was a German sopranoWikipedia (2026) Sophie Löwe. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Forbes, E. (1992) 'Loewe, Sophie (Johanna Christina)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1307.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Loewe, Sofia', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 318-319. who created Elvira in Verdi's Ernani at La Fenice in 1844Forbes, E. (1992) 'Loewe, Sophie (Johanna Christina)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1307.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Loewe, Sophie', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1753-1754. and Odabella in Attila there in 1846Forbes, E. (1992) 'Loewe, Sophie (Johanna Christina)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1307.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Loewe, Sophie', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1753-1754.. The daughter of the actor Ferdinand LöweWikipedia (2026) Sophie Löwe. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Loewe, Sophie', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1753-1754.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Loewe, Sofia', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 318-319., she studied in Vienna and MilanForbes, E. (1992) 'Loewe, Sophie (Johanna Christina)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1307.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Loewe, Sophie', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1753-1754., and sang at the Kärntnertortheater in Vienna from 1832Wikipedia (2026) Sophie Löwe. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Forbes, E. (1992) 'Loewe, Sophie (Johanna Christina)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1307.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Loewe, Sophie', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1753-1754.Wurzbach, C. von (1866) 'Löwe, Sophie', in Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich. Vienna, vol. 15, pp. 433-436. (Accessed: 9 October 2026).. After an engagement at the Berlin Court OperaWikipedia (2026) Sophie Löwe. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Loewe, Sophie', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1753-1754.Wurzbach, C. von (1866) 'Löwe, Sophie', in Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich. Vienna, vol. 15, pp. 433-436. (Accessed: 9 October 2026). and a London season in 1841Forbes, E. (1992) 'Loewe, Sophie (Johanna Christina)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1307.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Loewe, Sophie', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1753-1754., she created the title role of Donizetti's Maria Padilla at La ScalaForbes, E. (1992) 'Loewe, Sophie (Johanna Christina)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1307.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Loewe, Sophie', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1753-1754.. She clashed with Verdi over ErnaniWikipedia (2026) Sophie Löwe. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Loewe, Sofia', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 318-319., yet he wrote Odabella for her and praised her in itWikipedia (2026) Sophie Löwe. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).. In 1848 she married Prince Friedrich Adalbert of LiechtensteinWikipedia (2026) Sophie Löwe. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Wurzbach, C. von (1866) 'Löwe, Sophie', in Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich. Vienna, vol. 15, pp. 433-436. (Accessed: 9 October 2026).Kürschner, J. (1884) 'Löwe', in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, vol. 19, pp. 297-300. (Accessed: 25 October 2026).Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Loewe, Sophie', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1753-1754.Kutsch-Riemens names her husband Ferdinand, her father's name; Wurzbach, writing while both were alive, and the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie name Prince Friedrich of Liechtenstein, and Wikipedia gives him as Friedrich Adalbert, which is followed. and retiredWikipedia (2026) Sophie Löwe. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).Forbes, E. (1992) 'Loewe, Sophie (Johanna Christina)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 2, p. 1307.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Loewe, Sophie', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 1, cols. 1753-1754.Rescigno, E. (2001) 'Loewe, Sofia', in Dizionario verdiano. Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, pp. 318-319..

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