Minna Fischer

George was co-owner with Robert Wiener (died 1878) of a Rundle Street coffee house, birthplace of the Adelaide Liedertafel,[3] then licensees of the Tanunda Hotel from 1862 to 1870.

Minna received early training from Moritz Heuzenroeder and Fred Ellard of Adelaide and Lucy Chambers of Melbourne.

At age 16 she joined the Italian Opera Company, which toured New Zealand and Australia and undertaking further study in Germany, she performed concerts in London and elsewhere.

In 1877 she was a member of Mme Simonsen's opera company touring Wallace's opera Maritana as "Wanda",[5] Charles Lecocq's La fille de Madame Angot in the dual roles of "Babet" and "Herailie",[6] Carlo Broschi (Baildon's[b] adaptation of Auber's La part du diable) as "Casilda",[7] Lecoq's Giroflé-Girofla as "Pedro",[8] Bellini's La Sonnambula as "Lisa", Flotow's Martha, Harris's Satanella, The Hermit's Bell (Baildon's translation from Maillart's Les dragons de Villars), as "Georgette", all supporting roles, but to glowing reviews.

[11] Fisher joined the Melbourne Academy of Music troupe playing the pantomime Robinson Crusoe at the Bijou Theatre to packed houses.

Fischer joined the Soldene company after its return from New Zealand, playing "Paquita" in Giroflé-Girofla at the opening of Adelaide's new Theatre Royal.

She quit the stage around 1904,[13] and as Madame Minna Fischer taught voice production in the St John's Wood district, London.

[18] Fischer's pupils include: She has one of several teachers of Ada Crossley,[24] who headed a list of students, Misses Owen Chaplin, Cassie Crang, Grace Dalton, Maud Hatzfield, Annie Horrocks, Marion Tack, Tessie Kelly, Nora Long, Dorothea Loring, Beatrice Miranda, Jessie Neil, Minnie Rayner, Jessie Redpath, Enid Sass, and Fanny Wood who made Fischer the much-appreciated gift of an enamel-faced clock.