Pauline Schöller

Pauline Schöller, also known as Pauline Schöller-Haag or Pauline Haag, (10 March 1859 – 16 August 1941) was an Austrian soprano and voice teacher. She had an active international career as an opera singer from 1877 until her semi-retirement from the stage in 1901. Thereafter she only periodically performed in operas, and mainly devoted her time to teaching singing in Munich. She died there in 1941.

Life and career Pauline Schöller was born on 10 March 1859 in Vienna. She began piano studies as a child and obtained proficiency as a concert pianist. From 1878-1880 sh was active as a guest artist at several theaters; among them Theater Basel, the Stadttheater Königsberg, and the Graz Opera. a role she had previously sung for her debut at the Vienna State Opera where she was active in the early 1880s. At the Met she starred as Naia in the United States premiere of Antonio Smareglia’s II Vassallo di Szigeth on 12 December 1890. She also performed the title role in the American premiere of Diana von Solange on 9 January 1891 at the Metropolitan Opera House. Her final appearance at the Met was on 14 March 1891 as Elsa in Lohengrin. In January 1891 she performed the part of Brünnhilde in a concert performance of Götterdämmerung with the New York Symphony Orchestra.

She returned to the BSO in 1895 where she was again a performer until leaving her post in 1901.

Schöller's other repertoire included Adalgisa in Norma, both Countess Almaviva and Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro, Elisabeth in Tannhäuser, Kundry in Parsifal, Pamina in The Magic Flute, Senta in The Flying Dutchman, Sieglinde in The Ring Cycle, and the title roles in Aida, Carmen, and Mignon.

Schöller died in Munich on 16 August 1941.