Eisinger, Irene (1903–1994)
Eisinger, Irene (1903–1994)
Viennese-born actress and singer. Born 1903 in Vienna, Austria; died 1994; m. G. Schoenewald.
Made stage debut in Basle, Switzerland (1924), appearing there in opera, operetta, comedy and musical comedy; appeared next in Berlin at the State Opera (under Klemperer), then Prague; appeared in Max Reinhardt's production of Die Fledermaus (1930); made debut in England at the Glyndebourne Festival as Despina in Cosi Fan Tutte (1934) and London debut in the revue Follow the Sun (1936); with England the primary base, appeared in Lilac Time, Hansel and Gretel, Le Nozze di Figaro (as Barbarina), The Laughing Cavalier, The Beggar's Opera (as Polly), Diversion, and A Night in Venice; films include Die Lustigen Weiber von Wien and Young Man's Fancy.
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