Sigrid Onégin

Sigrid Onégin (June 1, 1889 – June 16, 1943) was a Franco-German operatic dramatic contralto who enjoyed a major international career prior to World War II. She was celebrated for the richness of its tone, its flexibility, its size, and its expert coloratura technique. She also possessed a wide vocal range.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 1, 1891 (Stockholm), Died June 16, 1943 (Magliaso)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: contralto

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor CVE-41494 12-in. 2/6/1928 Impromptu in A flat major Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with piano vocalist, contralto  
Victor CVE-41495 12-in. 2/6/1928 Leggiero invisibile Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with piano vocalist, contralto  
Victor BVE-41496 10-in. 2/6/1928 Alleluia Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor CVE-41497 12-in. 2/6/1928 Ah mon fils Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor CVE-41498 12-in. 2/6/1928 Che farò senza Euridice Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor BVE-41499 10-in. 2/7/1928 Brindisi Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor CVE-48278 12-in. 1/11/1929 Nobles seigneurs salut Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor CVE-48279 12-in. 1/11/1929 Du bist die Ruh Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with piano vocalist, contralto  
Victor CVE-48280 12-in. 1/11/1929 Die Lorelei Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with piano vocalist, contralto  
Victor CVE-50907 12-in. 3/4/1929 O mio Fernando Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor CVE-50908 12-in. 3/4/1929 O don fatale Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Victor CVE-50962 12-in. 3/21/1929 O prêtres de Baal Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick X9518 12-in. approximately Dec. 1922 Voce di donna Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick X9520 12-in. approximately Dec. 1922 Che faro senza Euridice Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick X9842 12-in. approximately Feb. 1923 Amour viens aider Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick [9842a] approximately Feb. 1923 [Unknown title(s)] Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick X9203-X9205 12-in. approximately Nov. 1922 Chanson bohême Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick X9280-X9281 12-in. approximately Nov. 1922 Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick 9282-9283 10-in. approximately Nov. 1922 Sapphische ode Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick 9382-9383 10-in. approximately Dec. 1922 Brindisi Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick 9384-9385 10-in. approximately Dec. 1922 Stride la vampa! Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick 9803-9804 10-in. approximately Feb. 1923 Auf dem Kirchhofe Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick X9805-X9806 12-in. approximately Feb. 1923 Ah mon fils! Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick 10120-10122 10-in. 3/16/1923 Es ist bestimmt Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick 10123-10125 10-in. 3/16/1923 Die Lorelei Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick 10139-10141 10-in. 3/19/1923 Der Lindenbaum Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick 10142-10144 10-in. 3/19/1923 Sandmännchen Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick 12013-12015 10-in. 12/3/1923 Herdegossen Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick 12016-12019 10-in. 12/3/1923 Der Lindenbaum Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick 12017-12018 10-in. 12/3/1923 Es ist bestimmt in Gottes Rath Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick 12157-12159 10-in. 12/20/1923 Vaggvisa Sigrid Onégin ; Michael Raucheisen Contralto vocal solo, with piano vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick 12186-12187 10-in. 12/31/1923 Alleluja Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick 12188-12189 10-in. 12/31/1923 Wiegenlied Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick 12190-12191 10-in. 12/31/1923 Caro mio ben Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick 12192-12194 10-in. 12/31/1923 Dormi pure! Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick 12625-12627 10-in. 3/5/1924 The blind ploughman Sigrid Onégin Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick 12628-12629 10-in. 3/5/1924 Dormi pure! Sigrid Onégin Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick 12630-12631 10-in. 3/5/1924 Sandmännchen Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick 12632-12633 10-in. 3/5/1924 Ai nostri monti Mario Chamlee ; Sigrid Onégin Vocal duet (contralto and tenor), with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick 12634-12636 10-in. 3/5/1924 Mal reggendo all’aspro assalto Mario Chamlee ; Sigrid Onégin Vocal duet (contralto and tenor), with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick 13016-13018 10-in. 4/28/1924 The fairy pipers Sigrid Onégin Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick E16824-E16825 10-in. 11/4/1925 Die Lotosblume Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick E16826-E16828 10-in. 11/4/1925 Auf Flügeln des Gesanges Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with string quartet and piano vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick E16829-E16830 10-in. 11/4/1925 Wiegenlied Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick E16831-E16833 10-in. 11/4/1925 Alleluja Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick E16915-E16916 10-in. 11/17/1925 Lorelei Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick E16917-E16918 10-in. 11/17/1925 Die Lotosblume Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick E16919-E16920 10-in. 11/17/1925 Auf Flügeln des Gesanges Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with string quartet and piano vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick E18329-E18330 10-in. 3/10/1926 Wiegenlied Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick E18331-E18332 10-in. 3/10/1926 Brindisi Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick E18333-E18335 10-in. 3/10/1926 Stride la vampa! Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick XE18336-XE18337 12-in. 3/10/1926 Ah, mon fils! Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick XE18344-XE18346 12-in. 3/11/1926 Amour viens aider Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick XE18347-XE18348 12-in. 3/11/1926 Mon couer s’ouvre à ta voix Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick XE18349-XE18350 12-in. 3/11/1926 Chanson bohème Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick XE18351-XE18353 12-in. 3/11/1926 Herdsman’s song Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick XE18386-XE18388 12-in. 3/12/1926 Erlkönig Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick XE18389-XE18391 12-in. 3/12/1926 Lascia ch’io pianga Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick XE18392-XE18394 12-in. 3/12/1926 Swedish lullaby Franz Dorfmueller ; Fredric Fradkin ; Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with violin obbligato and piano vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick E21530-E21532 10-in. 2/17/1927 Habanera Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick E21532-E21533 10-in. 2/17/1927 Seguidilla Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick E21538-E21540 10-in. 2/18/1927 Serenade to Zanetto Sigrid Onégin ; Franz Rupp Contralto vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick E21541-E21543 10-in. 2/18/1927 Open your blue eyes Fredric Fradkin ; Sigrid Onégin ; Franz Rupp Contralto vocal solo, with violin obbligato and piano vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick E21603-E21605 10-in. 2/24/1927 Sapphische Ode Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick E21606-E21607 10-in. 2/24/1927 Auf dem Kirchhofe Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick E21608-E21609 10-in. 2/24/1927 Caro mio ben Sigrid Onégin Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick E21610-E21611 10-in. 2/24/1927 Dormi pure! Sigrid Onégin Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick E21618-E21619 10-in. 2/25/1927 The blind ploughman Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Brunswick E21620-E21621 10-in. 2/25/1927 The fairy pipers Sigrid Onégin Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, contralto  
Gramophone BLR5577 10-in. 9/4/1929 Das Veilchen Sigrid Onégin ; Franz Rupp Contralto vocal solo, with piano vocalist, contralto  
Gramophone BLR5578 10-in. 9/4/1929 Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling Sigrid Onégin ; Franz Rupp Contralto vocal solo, with piano vocalist, contralto  
Gramophone BLR5880 10-in. 12/13/1929 Süsses Begräbnis Sigrid Onégin ; Franz Rupp Contralto vocal solo, with piano vocalist, contralto  
Gramophone Bd9216 10-in. 10/31/1930 Der heilige Franziskus Sigrid Onégin ; Clemens Schmalstich Contralto vocal solo, with piano vocalist, contralto  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Onégin, Sigrid," accessed May 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103706.

Onégin, Sigrid. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103706.

"Onégin, Sigrid." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103706

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LCNAR: Onégin, Sigrid, 1889-1943 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82090830

Wikidata: Sigrid Onegin - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q78364

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/39562864

MusicBrainz: Sigrid Onegin - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c98e15d5-8c93-453a-86b1-f4651333152c

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/95068

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