Julie Kopacsy-Karczag

Julie Kopacsy-Karczag, née Julie Kopacsy, also Julie Kopacsi or Julie Kopacsi-Karczag[1] (b. 13 February 1867 in Komárom, Austria-Hungary [now Komárno, Slovakia] – d. 26 January 1957 in Vienna) was a Hungarian opera singer (soprano).

Julie Kopacsy-Karczag
by Jan Vilímek (Der Humorist, 1901)
Grave of Julie Kopacsi-Karczag

Life

Born in Komárom, Kopacsy was sent to Pest for her vocal training as a coloratura singer with Adele Passy-Cornet.

She worked as an operetta soubrette in 1889 in Debrecen, from 1891-94 at the Volkstheater in Budapest, from 1894-96 at the Carltheater in Vienna. She gave guest performances in Berlin, America, Russia and Prague and was then active again in Vienna.

She was married to Wilhelm Karczag and is buried at Hietzing Cemetery, at the side of her husband .[2]

Main roles (selection)

References
Notes
  1. Operetten-Lexicon, "Die Göttin der Vernunft", accessed 8 January 2019
  2. Abbildung der Grabstätte mit Portraitbüste von Hedwig Abraham (Kunst und Kultur in Wien)
  3. "Text der Gesänge zu Die Königin von Gamara burleske Operette in einem Vorspiel und zwei Acten", Library of Congress website, accessed 8 January 2019.
  4. Kemp (2011)
Sources
  • Kemp, Peter (2011). "An Historical Note". Die Göttin der Vernunft (booklet). Naxos Records. 8.660280-81. Accessed 8 January 2019.
  • Ludwig Eisenberg: Großes biographisches Lexikon der Deutschen Bühne im XIX. Jahrhundert. Edition by Paul List, Leipzig 1903, p. 529
  • Karczag, Julie on Ludwig Maximilian Universität München
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