Maria Olszewska

Maria Olszewska (Olczewska, also Marie Berchtenbreitner;[1] 12 August 1892 – 17 May 1969) was a German operatic dramatic contralto.

While there, she notably portrayed Brigitta/Lucienne in the world co-premiere[3] of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's Die tote Stadt on 4 December 1920.

She made numerous appearance at the Royal Opera, London between 1924 and 1932, where her performances in such roles as Fricka, Ortrud, Brangäne and Herodias drew the highest critical acclaim.

From 1951 to 1955, she again appeared at the Vienna Volksoper, singing roles like Agricola in Johann Strauss II's A Night in Venice.

Olszewska is best known for her Octavian in the 1932 abridged recording of Der Rosenkavalier, conducted by Robert Heger, with Lotte Lehmann as the Marschalin, Elisabeth Schumann as Sophie, and Richard Mayr as Baron Ochs.