Angelina Luger by Leopold Bude

Angelina Luger (1858-1910); German soprano/mezzo-soprano.
She received her vocal training from Ms. Richter in Munich and Ms. Weinlich-Tipka in Graz. It was also in Graz where she stood on the stage for the first time in 1875. After an engagement at the Hoftheater von Stuttgart, she sang the season 1881/82 at the Berliner Hofoper and in 1882/84 at the Opernhaus von Leipzig. In 1884 she was invited at the Opernhaus von Frankfurt am Main, where she had a spectacular success in her debut role of Mignon by Ambroise Thomas. There she remained until 1892 singing roles like Fides in "Le Prophète", the title role in "Carmen", Adriano in "Rienzi", Azucena in "Il Trovatore", the title role in "Die Königin von Saba", Selika in "L'Africaine", Brangäne in "Tristan und Isolde" and Leonore in "Fidelio". She made guest appearances at Vienna (1881), Dresden (1883), London (1884 Covent Garden), Mannheim (1885), Wiesbaden (1885) and Berlin (1890). In 1892, at the height of her career, she married the Count Totto and withdrew soon afterwards from the stage.