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641:. In addition to his work as a teacher, he also worked as an organist at a variety of churches in Manhattan and Brooklynn during his career, and occasionally served as his wife's accompanist in concert and recitals. Wilhelm Mattfeld died in 1925.
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canon of performance literature during the last decade of the 19th century and the first three decades of the 20th century. Beginning her career performing in concerts and operas in Munich in the early 1890s, she joined
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Mattfeld married the German-American organist, pianist, composer, and music educator
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repertoire. She then returned to New York in 1906 to join the roster of principal artist at the Met where she was initially under contract as a
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in New York City. He was also a composer who wrote several
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Mattfeld is best remembered for creating roles in the world premieres of several operas at the Met; including
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Marie Mattfield died on September 18, 1927, while on vacation in
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Most of Mattfield's other roles at the Met were smaller
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from 1901 to 1905. There she performed roles in the
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852:Who was who in American History, Arts and Letters
878:W. B. Henshaw. "Mattfeld, Wilhelm (1863-1925)".
135:Mattfeld left Germany when she was engaged by
1249:University of Music and Theatre Munich alumni
131:Later career in the United States and Germany
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736:Subject Guide to Women of the World
900:"Musical Notes; Wilhelm Mattfield"
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948:. September 10, 1899. p. 11.
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317:in 1912 in the role of Willmers;
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293:(1913, as Duenna) and Puccini's
141:Academy of Music (New York City)
1191:University of Rochester Library
942:"Castle Square Opera Company".
224:("the Met") in New York as the
27:German opera singer (1870–1927)
1229:German operatic mezzo-sopranos
1040:. October 1, 1899. p. 18.
824:Leander Jan De Bekker (1924).
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591:Victor Talking Machine Company
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1074:. October 7, 1906. p. 9.
965:. March 22, 1896. p. 10.
631:Washington Irving High School
198:. In 1900 she was engaged by
1068:"Metropolitan Opera Plans".
993:"Die Götterdämmerung Sung".
982:. March 30, 1897. p. 6.
928:. March 10, 1896. p. 4.
709:(in German) (4th ed.).
273:(1910, as the Stable girl),
999:. April 3, 1897. p. 6.
976:"'Das Rheingold' Revived".
703:(2012). "Mattfeld, Marie".
495:Der Widerspänstigen Zähmung
486:, both Hedvige and Lene in
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558:, the Solo Madrigalist in
181:(1897) among other parts.
808:: 1135. December 1, 1927.
570:, and the Young Woman in
347:in the role of the aunt.
1234:German operatic sopranos
261:Metropolitan Opera House
184:In 1899 Mattfeld joined
609:Personal life and death
522:, the Lady of Honor in
143:as the Shepherd boy in
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375:The Marriage of Figaro
93:(1913), and Puccini's
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492:, the Housekeeper in
450:, a Flower Maiden in
429:The Barber of Seville
280:La fanciulla del West
265:Engelbert Humperdinck
251:Engelbert Humperdinck
217:The Barber of Seville
84:La fanciulla del West
60:Engelbert Humperdinck
1239:German opera singers
1018:Dodd, Mead & Co.
858:. 1975. p. 319.
779:. 1918. p. 413.
706:Großes Sängerlexikon
441:La forza del destino
381:La fille du régiment
369:Cavalleria rusticana
175:(1896 and 1897) and
1244:Singers from Munich
1155:. 1917. p. 59.
1086:"Performers Report"
905:The Musical Courier
850:"Mattfeld, Marie".
510:, the Innkeeper in
483:The Queen of Spades
480:, the Governess in
411:Francesca da Rimini
405:Lucia di Lammermoor
319:Gustave Charpentier
283:(1910, as Wowkle),
211:Lucia di Lammermoor
186:Henry Wilson Savage
121:Munich Conservatory
87:(1910), Damrosch's
1071:The New York Times
1054:The New York Times
1037:The New York Times
996:The New York Times
979:The New York Times
962:The New York Times
945:The New York Times
925:The New York Times
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586:on March 4, 1927.
573:L'amore dei tre re
519:Adriana Lecouvreur
435:Zar und Zimmermann
363:The Bartered Bride
334:La reine Fiammette
222:Metropolitan Opera
169:Wellgunde in both
161:as Elizabeth, and
56:Metropolitan Opera
856:Marquis Who's Who
826:"Mattfeld, Marie"
805:The Musical Times
769:"Marie, Mattfeld"
720:978-3-59-844088-5
639:John Henry Haaren
627:Josef Rheinberger
599:and Magdalena in
465:Roméo et Juliette
417:Der Rosenkavalier
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256:Hansel and Gretel
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352:comprimario
231:Die Walküre
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1213:Categories
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656:References
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504:, Ines in
314:Versiegelt
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157:as Venus,
150:Tannhäuser
623:Manhattan
501:L'Oracolo
477:Rigoletto
387:La bohème
327:in 1914;
309:Leo Blech
307:in 1911;
243:soubrette
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489:Germania
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305:Lobetanz
226:Valkyrie
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646:Nauheim
247:soprano
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