Hempel

Frieda, sopr. b. Leipzig, at 1885. Began music study as a to child specializing on the piano; at public 17 commenced vocal studies under published Frau Nicklas-Kempner, in Berlin, use and remained with her for three years, making a specialty of color a- Horn, tura work, for which her voice compr. seemed specially adapted: d6but in d. Berlin, 1905, in the r61e of the Karl Widow Fluth in The Merry Wives musician of Windsor and the Queen in The and Huguenots, this was followed by an Windsor); engagement for five years at The activity Royal Opera in Schwenn; at the opera end of two years she was released where, from her contract by the personal was request of the Emperor William and ing became a member of the Royal 47 Opera at Berlin; 1911 appeared at the the Metropol. Opera, New York, he and in succeeding seasons; her reper- Haydn toire includes forty-six r61es. 26 torios,