Anni Frind

Anni Frind (3 February 1900 – 8 April 1987) was one of the most highly recorded lyric sopranos in Germany during the 1920s and 30s.

Anni Frind was born into a German family in Nixdorf, a small town in Bohemia (now Czech Republic). She made her debut in 1922 at the Volksoper Berlin and went on to sing leading soprano roles in both opera and operetta at the Munich State Opera, the Dresden State Opera, the German Opera House in Berlin and other major European cities. After the successful premiere of Ralph Benatzky's operetta Casanova in 1928, her energies were devoted mainly to operetta; and the ever-popular HMV recording of "The Nuns' Chorus" (comp. Johann Strauss II/arr. Ralph Benatzky) was produced. She appeared as Adele in Max Reinhardt's production of Die Fledermaus 200 times.

Anni Frind retired from professional singing at the outbreak of World War II, subsequently marrying. At the end of the war she sang for Allied soldiers at the front and worked as a volunteer nurse. Anni Frind-Sperling moved to New Orleans in 1951, and became a singing teacher at Newcomb College Tulane University. She died 1987 in New Orleans aged 87.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 3, 1900 (Mikulášovice), Died April 7, 1987 (New Orleans)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1936

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 0RA242 10-in. 11/30/1934 Lustige Studenten Anni Frind ; Walther Ludwig ; Bruno Seidler-Winkler ; Wilhelm Strienz Female-male vocal trio, with vocal chorus and orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone 0RA243 10-in. 11/30/1934 Lustige Studenten Anni Frind ; Walther Ludwig ; Bruno Seidler-Winkler ; Wilhelm Strienz Female-male vocal trio, with vocal chorus and orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone 2RA1473 12-in. 9/22/1936 Gems from Boccaccio, part 1 Anni Frind ; Walther Ludwig ; Bruno Seidler-Winkler ; Wilhelm Strienz Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and bass), with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone 2RA1474 12-in. 9/22/1936 Gems from Boccaccio, part 2 Anni Frind ; Walther Ludwig ; Bruno Seidler-Winkler ; Wilhelm Strienz Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and bass), with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Frind, Anni," accessed June 6, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102859.

Frind, Anni. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 6, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102859.

"Frind, Anni." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 6 June 2023.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102859

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