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Rosalind von Schirach

1898 – 1981

German opera singer

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Lived 1898 – 1981 (aged 82–83). Rosalind von Schirach was a German opera singer, singer and musician.

Rosalind von Schirach (21 April 1898 – 13 December 1981 ) was a German opera singer, mainly known as a lyric soprano.

From 1920 to 1925 she performed under the pseudonym Rosa Lind at the Leipzig Opera. From 1925 to 1928 she performed as Rosa Lind as a coloratura soprano at the National Theatre Mannheim. She later performed as a lyric soprano under her real name Rosalind von Schirach from 1930 to 1935 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. She moved to the Berlin State Opera in 1935. At the Deutsche Oper she organised a Nazi employees' cell, assisted by her lover baritone Gerhard Hüsch.

She was the daughter of the theatre director Carl von Schirach, a member of the noble Sorbian Schirach family, and his American wife Emma Middleton Lynah Tillou. She had two brothers including Nazi youth leader Baldur von Schirach.

She married Viktor Borsini Edler von Hohenstern. She was a Christian, but may have left the Church.

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Who was Rosalind von Schirach?

German opera singer (1898-1981)

When was Rosalind von Schirach born?

Rosalind von Schirach was born on 21 April 1898 in Berlin.

When did Rosalind von Schirach die?

Rosalind von Schirach died in 1981 in Munich.

What was Rosalind von Schirach's occupation?

Rosalind von Schirach was an opera singer, singer and musician.

What nationality was Rosalind von Schirach?

Rosalind von Schirach was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Rosalind von Schirach

· Wikidata: Q25714786

· DBpedia: Rosalind von Schirach

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