Frida Felser

Frida Felser (3 March 1872 – 16 February 1941) was a German soprano opera singer and actress.

Early life and education Frida Felser was born on 3 March 1872 in Munich and was trained at the Royal Bavarian Music School, where she was a pupil of Max Zenger. In her final year at the school, she was awarded the Baron Königswarter Award, which is typically only given after students complete their studies.

Career

Felser began her stage career in 1890 in Salzburg as an opera soubrette and then moved to the Stadttheater Würzburg in 1891, and then in 1892 to the Carl Schultze Theater in Hamburg where she worked as a singer and actress until 1895. After leaving the Carl Schultze Theater she was engaged in Reichenburg in 1896 and Düsseldorf in 1897 and 1898.

She was then a part of the ensemble of the Cologne City Theatre, where she was highly respected and often played soubrette and youthful dramatic roles. In 1901, she portrayed Hansel in Engelbert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel at The Royal Opera in London. Felser left the Cologne City Theatre in 1905 and then joined the Vienna Court Opera for the next season. After that, she worked at the Komische Oper Berlin for the 1906–1907 season before returning to the Cologne Theatre. Felser also played the titular role in Carmen at a guest performance at the Bavarian State Opera in 1906.

Throughout her career, she participated in many guest performances at various theatres, such as in Leipzig in 1898, the Theater des Westens in Berlin and Königliches Hoftheater Dresden in 1899, and in Brno and the Mannheim Court Theatre in 1906.