About Hedwig Raabe
Lived 1844 – 1905 (aged 60). Hedwig Raabe was a German actor and stage actor.
Hedwig Raabe (3 December 1844 – 21 April 1905) was a German actress.
Life She was born in Magdeburg, and at age 14, she was playing in the company of the Thalia theatre in Hamburg.
In 1864, she joined the German Court theatre at St Petersburg, touring across Germany in the summer with success. In 1871, she married Albert Niemann (1831–1917), the operatic tenor.
She excelled in classical roles like Marianne in Goethe's Geschwister and Franziska in Minna von Barnhelm. She is the first person who brought Ibsen's plays to Berlin.
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Who was Hedwig Raabe?
German actress (1844–1905)
When was Hedwig Raabe born?
Hedwig Raabe was born on 3 December 1844 in Magdeburg.
When did Hedwig Raabe die?
Hedwig Raabe died on 21 April 1905 in Berlin.
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Hedwig Raabe was an actor and stage actor.
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Hedwig Raabe was German.
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