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Amalie Materna

1844 - 1918

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Amalie Materna (German pronunciation: [aˈmaːli̯ə maˈtɛʁna]) born Amalia, later Amalie Friedrich-Materna) (10 July 1844 St. Georgen in der Steiermark – 18 January 1918 Vienna) was an Austrian operatic dramatic soprano. While possessing a famously powerful voice, Materna also maintained a youthful, bright vocal timbre throughout her career which spanned three decades. She is best remembered today for originating several roles (such as Brünnhilde) in operas by Richard Wagner. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Amalie Materna is the 1,893rd most popular singer (up from 2,088th in 2024), the 1,036th most popular biography from Austria (up from 1,065th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Austrian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Amalie Materna ranks 1,892 out of 4,381. Before her are Annie, Nicole Appleton, Jessi, Tony Cetinski, and Roky Erickson. After her are Magic Sam, Tonicha, Mavis Staples, Piotr Beczała, Teddy Sinclair, Esther Phillips, and Danijela Martinović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1844, Amalie Materna ranks 111. Before her are Edward Carpenter, Mary Katharine Brandegee, Lorenzo Latorre, Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman, Josip Jurčič, and Joan Röell. After her are Sarah Winnemucca, Adolphus Greely, Charlotte Despard, William Forsell Kirby, and Robert Bridges. Among people deceased in 1918, Amalie Materna ranks 176. Before her are Arthur O'Hara Wood, Arno Bieberstein, Ernie Parker, Reggie Pridmore, Cecil Healy, and Walter Rauschenbusch. After her are Gaston Salmon, Joseph F. Smith, Anna Held, Birt Acres, Jakob Jakobsen, and Walter Chaffe.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Amalie Materna ranks 1,036 out of 1,424. Before her are Jaroslav Volak (1915), Ľudmila Podjavorinská (1872), Franz Viehböck (1960), Heidi Schmid (1938), Marcel Hirscher (1989), and Anderl Molterer (1931). After her are Christoph Ransmayr (1954), Adalbert Püllöck (1907), Walther Penck (1888), Kurt Oppelt (1932), József Moravetz (1911), and István Klimek (1913).

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Among SINGERS In Austria

Among singers born in Austria, Amalie Materna ranks 15. Before her are Hansi Hinterseer (1954), Leonie Rysanek (1926), Anna von Mildenburg (1872), JJ (2001), Eleonore Schwarz (1936), and Ferry Graf (1931). After her are DJ Ötzi (1971), Marianne Mendt (1945), Wilfried (1950), Anita (1960), Timna Brauer (1961), and Alf Poier (1967).

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