Martha Rohs
also Marta Rohs
Birthplace: Saarbrücken, Kingdom of Prussia
Martha Rohs trained with her father, then in Paris, Leipzig and Saarbrücken, and made her debut at Aachen in 1932. After a season at Heidelberg and three at the Zurich Opera, she was at the Dresden State Opera from 1937 to 1944, creating the Second Maid in the premiere of Strauss's Daphne in 1938. Hitler conferred the title Kammersängerin on her in 1939. She also sang at the Vienna State Opera, from 1938 to 1944 and again from 1947 to 1960. Her best parts were trouser roles: Cherubino, Octavian and Sesto.
Creations
- Zweite Magd — Daphne
Written from
- Wikipedia (2026) Martha Rohs. (Accessed: August 2026).
- Österreichisches Musiklexikon Online (n.d.) Rohs, Martha. (Accessed: August 2026).
- Cummings, D. (1992) 'Rohs, Martha', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 4.
- Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Rohs, Martha', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2496.
- Wiener Staatsoper (n.d.) Marta Rohs. Performance archive. (Accessed: 14 October 2026).