Mary Krebs-Brenning

[1] Born in Dresden, Krebs-Brenning was the daughter of the opera singer Aloyse Michalesi and the Royal Saxon Court Kapellmeister Karl August Krebs.

Her sister was the actress Antonie Maria Krebs (1845-1918), who was married to the actor and director Fedo von Jarosch (1835-1918).

[3] She was considered a "child prodigy" and was appointed royal chamber virtuoso by King John of Saxony at the age of 13.

She accompanied, among others, the soprano Adelina Patti on the piano and made music together with Anton Rubinstein as well as the Königliche Hofkapelle and the Gewerbeorchester.

In 1887 she married the royal equerry Theodor Brenning, withdrew increasingly from the public eye and lived in seclusion on an estate in Strehlen [de].