Margarete Luise Schick

Margarete Luise Schick (née Hamel; 26 April 1773 – 29 April 1809) was a German operatic soprano. A member of the Royal Opera Berlin, she was known for interpreting leading roles in operas by Gluck, singing in German with precise diction, and acting convincingly. She was a soloist at the coronation of Leopold II, with Mozart conducting.

Career Born Margarete Luise Hamel in Mainz, she was the daughter of the bassoonist Johann Nepomuk Hamel (1728–1792), who played for the elector Friedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal. Her father gave her piano lessons from age six, and the singer and voice teacher Franziska Hellmuth trained her voice early. At age ten, she moved to Würzburg to study with Stephan, sponsored by the elector.