In the history of music, Johanna Loisinger is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Johanna Loisinger as Austrian opera singer (1865–1951).
Johanna Loisinger was born at Bratislava in 1865. Her recorded nationality is Austria.
This was the century of the virtuoso and the touring soloist, when a performer could become famous across a continent.
She worked as opera singer, pianist and actor.
The instruments recorded are piano and voice.
Performance is the most perishable art and recording the most durable; a career sits between the two.
That the work came out of Austria shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Johanna Loisinger died in 1951, aged 86. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Instruments: piano and voice
