Brema, Marie
Brema, Marie [ Fehrman, Minny] (b Liverpool, 1856; d Manchester, 1925). Eng. mezzo-soprano (Ger. father, Amer. mother). Did not begin serious mus. study until after marriage in 1874. Sang in London 1891 under name Bremer (allusion to father's birthplace, Bremen). Later that year appeared as Lola in London at f. Eng. p. of Cavalleria Rusticana. Sang Ortrud in Lohengrin at Bayreuth début 1894. Amer. tour 1894 singing Ortrud, Brangäne, and Brünnhilde. Thereafter specialized in Wagner. Created part of Angel at f.p. of Elgar's Dream of Gerontius 1900. In 1910 promoted 2 seasons of opera at Savoy, London, singing title-role in Gluck's Orpheus and producing all the works. From 1913 until her death was prof. of singing and dir. of opera class at RMCM.
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