Poldi Gersa Explained

Poldi Gersa (13 September 1874 in Schwechat – after 1902) was an Austrian soprano and stage actress.

Life

She began her stage training at the age of 17. Her teachers were Anna Schröder-Schalupka in Stettin, Albert Goldberg and Louise Ottomann in Dresden.^[1]

Her first engagement was in Stettin (1891-1893), then she was in Leipzig and finally went from there to the Residenztheater in Dresden.

Both vocally and playfully she performed very creditably and is characterised by humour and a healthy, natural wit.

Roles

• Adele in Die Fledermaus
• Fiametta in Boccaccio
• Mizi Schlager in Liebelei

Further reading

• Ludwig Eisenberg: Poldi Gersa. In Großes biographisches Lexikon der deutschen Bühne im XIX. Jahrhundert. Paul List, Leipzig 1903, 320 (daten.digitale-sammlungen.de).

Notes and References

1. https://www.akpool.de/ansichtskarten/29068831-ansichtskarte-postkarte-dresden-zentrum-altstadt-residenztheater-schauspielerin-poldi-gersa-als-nelly-im-obersteiger Ansichtskarte / Postkarte Dresden Zentrum Altstadt, Residenztheater, Schauspielerin Poldi Gersa als Nelly im Obersteiger