Pauline de Ahna

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Pauline de Ahna was a German operatic soprano best known as the wife and muse of composer Richard Strauss, for whom she inspired several major works.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German singer
human
operatic soprano
activeYearsEnd early 1900s
activeYearsStart 1880s
associatedWith Richard Strauss NERFINISHED
birthName Pauline Maria de Ahna NERFINISHED
burialPlace Garmisch-Partenkirchen cemetery NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath natural causes
countryOfBirth Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship German Empire NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1863-02-04
dateOfDeath 1950-05-13
ethnicGroup Germans
father General Adolf de Ahna NERFINISHED
genre opera
inspiredCharacter Christine in Intermezzo NERFINISHED
inspiredWork Domestic Symphony NERFINISHED
Ein Heldenleben NERFINISHED
Four Last Songs NERFINISHED
Intermezzo NERFINISHED
languageOfPerformance German
marriageDate 1894-09-10
marriagePlace Munich NERFINISHED
memberOf Munich Court Opera NERFINISHED
name Pauline de Ahna NERFINISHED
nationality German
notableCharacteristic strong and outspoken personality
notableFor being the muse of Richard Strauss
being the wife of Richard Strauss
occupation opera singer
soprano
performedAt Weimar Court Theatre NERFINISHED
performedRole Freihild in Guntram NERFINISHED
Pamina in Die Zauberflöte
performedWorkBy Richard Strauss NERFINISHED
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Ingolstadt NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Garmisch-Partenkirchen NERFINISHED
portrayedIn Intermezzo by Richard Strauss NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Garmisch-Partenkirchen NERFINISHED
Munich
spouse Richard Strauss NERFINISHED
studentOf Julius Hey NERFINISHED
voiceType soprano

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Richard Strauss spouse Pauline de Ahna