| Birth date | 28 March 1889 |
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| Birth place | Jarosław, Galicia, Austria-Hungary |
| Death date | 1 September 1957 (aged 68) |
| Death place | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Resting place | Hoop Lane Jewish Cemetery, Golders Green, London |
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| Spouse | Max Aufrichtig (m. 1919; died 1950) |
Sabine Kalter (28 March 1889 in Jarosław – 1 September 1957 in London) was a Galician born, Polish-British mezzo-soprano opera singer and singing teacher.[1][2]
Early life and education
Sabine Kalter was born into a German-speaking Polish-Galician Jewish family in Jarosław, Austria-Hungary (present-day Poland).[3][4][5] She grew up in Budapest.[2]
Kalter studied singing at University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, receiving vocal training from Rosa Papier.[2]
Career
She made her professional opera debut at the Vienna Volksoper in 1911. From 1915–34 she was a leading artist at the Hamburg State Opera. She was married to Max Aufrichtig (1879–1950), a banker in Hamburg. Their son, Keith Andrews (1920–1989), was a leading British museum curator. The family fled Nazi Germany in 1935 and settled in London.[6][2]
She was committed to the Royal Opera House in London from 1935–39. After 1939 she no longer appeared in operas, but still performed in concerts and recitals in London. She taught singing in London during the 1940s and 1950s.
References
- ^ Rosenthal, Harold (2001). "Kalter [Aufrichtig], Sabine". Grove Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.14645. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ Fetthauer, Sophie (2006). "Sabine Kalter". Lexikon verfolgter Musiker und Musikerinnen der NS-Zeit (in German). Hamburg: University of Hamburg Press.
- ^ The National Archives. "HO 396/3/203, Name: Sabine Aufrichtig. Date of Birth: 28/03/1898. Place of Birth: Jaroslau, Poland, 30 October 1939". The National Archives' Website: Discovery. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ Becker, Daniela & Böhmke, Christoph (2021). "Sabine Kalter: Ein Leben für die Musik" (English subtitles available) (in German). YouTube. Geschichtomat Hamburg. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ Boisits, Barbara (2013). "Galizische Musikstudierende in Wien um 1900" (in German). Musikgeschichte in Mittel- und Osteuropa. 14 (14): 33–56. Leipzig: Gudrun Schröder Verlag. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ White, Christopher (October 1989). "Obituaries: Keith Andrews". The Burlington Magazine. 131 (1039): 706–708. JSTOR 883994