Louise Kartousch
Louise Kartousch (17 August 1886 – 13 February 1964) was an Austrian character dancer, opera and operetta soprano.
Louise Kartousch
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- Name
- Louise Kartousch
- Born
- 17 August 1886
- Birthplace
- Linz, Austria
- Died
- 13 February 1964
- Place of death
- Vienna, Austria
- Occupation
- Dancer, singer
- Nationality
- Austria
- Fields
- operetta · opera · singing · acting
- Languages
- German
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• Name — Louise Kartousch • Born — 17 August 1886 • Birthplace — Linz, Austria • Died — 13 February 1964 • Place of death — Vienna, Austria • Burial Place — Hietzing Cemetery • Occupation — Dancer, singer • Illustration — Kartousch's gravesite
Documentary record
Louise Kartousch (17 August 1886 – 13 February 1964) is described as a musician, singer, dancer, actress, “Soubrette” and “Operettensängerin” in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Louise Kartousch was born on 17 August 1886; the birthplace is Linz, Austria, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Louise Kartousch died on 13 February 1964; the place of death is Vienna, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Life
Life
Born in Linz, Kartousch attended the music school in Linz and was trained in Vienna. She had children's roles in Linz and from 1902 worked as a second soubrette in Graz, where she also appeared in opera (for example as a Walküre). From 1907 to 1921, she performed at the Theater an der Wien in Lehár's, Fall's and Kálmán's operettas. She was described as a "soubrette of race and temperament" and the press highlighted her joy of playing and dancing. Kartousch also performed at the Raimundtheater, the Volksoper Wien and the Theater in der Josefstadt. Kartousch died in Vienna at the age of 77. Her grave is located at the Hietzing Cemetery.
Operettas
Operettas
• Zigeunerliebe • Herbstmanöver • Wo die Lerche singt • Der Graf von Luxemburg • Die Dollarprinzessin • Das Land des Lächelns • Auf Befehl der Kaiserin • Madame Pompadour
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