Carmen Sylva

Elisabeth of Wied (Pauline Elisabeth Ottilie Luise; 29 December 1843 – 2 March 1916) was the first queen of Romania as the wife of King Carol I from 15 March 1881 to 27 September 1914. She had been the princess consort of Romania since her marriage to then-Prince Carol on 15 November 1869.

Elisabeth was born into a German noble family. She was briefly considered as a potential bride for the future British king Edward VII, but Edward rejected her. Elisabeth married Prince Carol of Romania in 1869. Their only child, Princess Maria, died aged four in 1874, and Elisabeth never fully recovered from the loss of her daughter. When Romania became a kingdom in 1881, Elisabeth became queen, and she was crowned together with Carol that same year.

Elisabeth was a prolific writer under the name Carmen Sylva.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 29, 1843 (Neuwied), Died March 2, 1916 (Bucharest)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1918

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-22487 10-in. 12/27/1918 Nakoncercie Józef Kallini Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 46166 10-in. 10/29/1915 Bonn (Wen nur der Rhein nicht wär...) Robert Leonhardt Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sylva, Carmen," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104720.

Sylva, Carmen. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104720.

"Sylva, Carmen." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104720

External Sources

Wikipedia: Carmen Sylva

Discogs: Carmen Sylva

IMSLP: Carmen Sylva

RISM: Carmen Sylva

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Sylva, Carmen - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84181329

Wikidata: Carmen Sylva - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q57629

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/12347721

MusicBrainz: Carmen Sylva - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e0ccd15f-c350-4d5e-8868-1f1148e59a5e

ISNI: 0000 0001 0870 3235 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000108703235

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/148321

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