Margarete Teschemacher

Margarete Teschemacher was a German sopranoRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Teschemacher, Margarete', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 701.Wikipedia (2026) Margarete Teschemacher. (Accessed: August 2026). who studiedRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Teschemacher, Margarete', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 701.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Teschemacher, Margarete', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2952.Wikipedia (2026) Margarete Teschemacher. (Accessed: August 2026). and made her stage debut in Cologne in 1923, as Ruth in Schreker's Die toten AugenRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Teschemacher, Margarete', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 701.Grove has her debut as Ruth in 1923 and Micaëla the next year. Kutsch-Riemens makes Micaëla in 1924 the debut and Wikipedia Micaëla in 1923. Nothing found settles it, and Grove's account is kept., following it the next year with her breakthrough as MicaëlaRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Teschemacher, Margarete', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 701.. Engagements at Aachen, Dortmund, Mannheim and Stuttgart followedRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Teschemacher, Margarete', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 701.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Teschemacher, Margarete', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2952.Wikipedia (2026) Margarete Teschemacher. (Accessed: August 2026)., and she sang Pamina and Elsa at Covent Garden in 1931Rosenthal, H. (1992) 'Teschemacher, Margarete', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 701.Wikipedia (2026) Margarete Teschemacher. (Accessed: August 2026). and Arabella, Senta, Sieglinde and Marenka at the Teatro Colón in 1934Rosenthal, H. (1992) 'Teschemacher, Margarete', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 701., before moving to the Dresden Staatsoper in 1934Rosenthal, H. (1992) 'Teschemacher, Margarete', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 701.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Teschemacher, Margarete', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2952.Wikipedia (2026) Margarete Teschemacher. (Accessed: August 2026).The 1992 Grove gives 1935. Kutsch-Riemens and the English Wikipedia, whose source is Grove's revised text, give 1934, which is followed., where she created the title role in Strauss's Daphne in 1938Rosenthal, H. (1992) 'Teschemacher, Margarete', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 701.Kutsch, K.J. and Riemens, L. (1987) 'Teschemacher, Margarete', in Großes Sängerlexikon. Bern and Stuttgart: Francke, vol. 2, col. 2952.Wikipedia (2026) Margarete Teschemacher. (Accessed: August 2026).. Her repertory also included Jenůfa, Minnie and KundryRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Teschemacher, Margarete', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 701., and her warm lyric-dramatic voice was considered among the finest of its kind, especially during her Dresden yearsRosenthal, H. (1992) 'Teschemacher, Margarete', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 701..