Marie Basta-Tavary by Unkown

Marie Basta-Tavary
(Marie Schmidt)
1856 –
German Soprano
Daughter of Pianist Bernhard Schmidt and soprano Louise Schmidt-Kellberg . Debuted in 1872 as a soubrette at Hoftheatre of Weimer, then underwent intensive training with Francesco Lamperti in Milan, and Mathilde Marchesi in Vienna and Gustave Roger in Paris. Then she sang at the Deutsches Theater Prague and the Hamburg City Theatre and undertook a tour of Sweden and Norway .1878 she came to the Opera House of Cologne where she sang “Carmen” by Bizet . 1880-1888 she was the Court Opera Munich, guested during this time as well to Buhnen.1889 used the name of Frau Pascalides in Weimer and went on tour in German-speaking countries. 1888 at the Court Opera Weiner, 1890 at Stattheater Strasburgh and Basel, 1890 she sang now under the name Marie Tarary. at Covent Garden London,in the role of Eva in “Meistersinger” ,Donna Ann in “Don Giovanni” and the Countess Marriage of Figaro ".1891 she guested at the same house again as Donna Anna and Leonore in “ Fidelio”'.1891-1894 as Marie Tavaray Toured North America ,Debut 1893 at New York Metropolitan Opera there she was Donna Anna, Santuzza , Carmen, Nedda 'Pagliacci' She also sang the coloratura roles Queen of the night “Magis Flute', the Sussana “Marriage Figaro”, Zerlina “Don Giovanni”, Gilda 'Rigoletto' and Rosina “Barber of Saville , Bragane “Tristan & Isolde” ,Eva ‘Miestersingers” , Aida , Valentine ‘Le Hugeonots” , Violetta ‘La Traviata” and above Carmen. She was also a successful concert soprano .Her first marriage was to tenor to Edward Basta 1845-1879, after his death, she married a Herr Pascalidies, her third marriage was to Herr Tavary . By 1896 she was married to Nahib Hashim and in 1899 was living in New York .