A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Redeker, Louise

REDEKER, Louise dorette Auguste, a contralto singer, who made her first appearance in London at the Philharmonic Concert of June 19, 1876, and remained a great favourite until she retired from public life on her marriage, Oct. 19, 1879. She was born at Duingen, Hanover, Jan. 19, 1853, and from 1870 to 73 studied in the Conservatorium at Leipzig, chiefly under Konewka. She sang first in public at Bremen in 1873. In 1874 she made the first of several appearances at the Gewandhaus, and was much in request for concerts and oratorios in Germany and other countries during 74 and 75. In England she sang at all the principal concerts, and at the same time maintained her connexion with the Continent, where she was always well received. Her voice is rich and sympathetic; she sings without effort and with great taste.

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