Georgina Schubert Explained

Georgina (or Georgine) Schubert (28 October 1840 - 26 December 1878) was a German coloratura soprano and lieder composer who toured throughout Europe.^{[1] [2]}

Life

Schubert was born in Dresden to violinist and composer Francois Schubert and his wife, soprano Maschinka Schubert. She is not related to the better known composer Franz Schubert. ^{[3] [4] [5]} Her maternal grandparents were also musicians: Kapellmeister Georg Abraham Schneider and his wife, Dresden Court Opera singer Caroline Portmann. Schubert’s first teacher was her mother. She later studied with Jenny Lind and Manuel Garcia.^[6]

Schubert sang at major venues in England (Alexandra Palace and Grosvenor House).^{[7] [8] [9]} She appeared at the Lyric Theater in Paris, and at venues in the Netherlands and throughout Europe.^{[10] [11]} She sang the role of Dinorah in Giacomo Meyerbeer’s Le Pardon de Ploermel more than 30 times.^[12]

Compositions

Schubert composed at least 12 lieder:

• “Ave Maria” (text by Anonymous)^[13]
• “Barcarole” (text by Carlo Pepoli)
• “Der Muschel gleichen meine Leider” (text by Karl Egon Ebert)
• “Der traumende See” (text by Julius Mosen)
• “Die Heimath” (text by Anonymous)
• “Gondoliera” (text by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi as Pietro Metastasio)
• “Ich mocht’ ein Lied dir singen” (text by H. Weisser)
• “L’ame d’un ange” (text by Theodore Faullin de Banville)
• “Romance” (text by Anonymous)
• “Romanza” (text by Raniero de’ Calzabigi)
• “Serenade” (text by Anonymous)
• “Wiegenlied” (text by Melchior von Diepenbrock)

Notes and References

1. Book: Stewart-Green, Miriam . Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice . 1980 . G.K. Hall . 0-8161-8498-4 . Boston, Mass. . 6815939.
2. Book: Cohen, Aaron I. . International encyclopedia of women composers . 1987 . 0-9617485-2-4 . Second edition, revised and enlarged . New York . 16714846.
3. Book: Stern, Susan . Women composers : a handbook . 1978 . Scarecrow Press . 0-8108-1138-3 . Metuchen, N.J. . 3844725.
4. Book: Weir, Albert E. . The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians: in One Volume . The Macmillan Company . 1930 . New York . 1689 . en.
5. Web site: Composer - Schubert, François - MyMusicScores . 2023-01-30 . mymusicscores.com.
6. Web site: ConcertoNet.com - The Classical Music Network . 2023-01-30 . www.concertonet.com.
7. Book: The Musical Standard . 1875 . en.
8. Book: The Academy . 1875 . J. Murray . en.
9. Book: The Athenaeum . 1875 . J. Lection . en.
10. Book: Toonkunstenaars-Vereeniging, Nederlandsche . Caecilia: algemeen muzikaal tijdschrift van Nederland . 1862 . Kemink . nl.
11. Book: Laurence, Anya . Women of notes : 1.000 women composers Born Before 1900. . 1978 . Richards Rosen Press, Inc . 1123454581.
12. Book: Revue et gazette musicale de Paris . 1861 . Revue . fr.
13. Web site: Georgine Schubert Song Texts LiederNet . 2023-01-30 . www.lieder.net.