Henriette Sontag
German opera singer – after singling in Berlin in 1825, her career was one unbroken triumph.
German opera singer – after singling in Berlin in 1825, her career was one unbroken triumph.
Spanish singer.
German musician, composer, and pianist.
Queen of England, one of the wives of Henry VIII, mother of Elizabeth I.
Celebrated Venezuelan pianist, composer and conductor
Italian Singer, Poet, Conductor, Composer and Scholar
Swedish singer of international renown
Blanche of Castile (1187-1252), Queen of France
Vittoria Colonna (1490-1547), an Italian poet
For more than two decades she gave pleasure to thousands of radio listeners with her eclectic and intelligently planned radio recitals, but her most important contribution to her adopted country was as the first woman to gain a measure of national repute as a composer. By writing successfully for symphony orchestra she effectively dispelled the myth that women could only produce small-scale works for drawing-room performance. Together with the younger Dorothea Franchi and Dorothy Freed, she led the way for many other women who have made their mark as composers in New Zealand since the mid 1960s.