Moje Forbach

Moje Forbach, real name Amalie Staubwasser (24 September 1898 – 21 December 1993), was a German operatic soprano and actress.

Born in Munich, Forbach spent large parts of her childhood and her youth in the Schloss Reichertshausen [de] belonging to the family of Cetto.

Her original career goal was a teacher of home economics, but at her mother's request she studied singing in Munich from 1916.

After further engagements at the Hamburg State Opera in 1934/35, at the Nationaltheater Mannheim (1935) and 1936 at the Theater Trier Forbach ended her singing career and worked as an actress.

Furthermore she was Charlotte in E. Krenek's Der Diktator, Leonore in Beethovens's Fidelio, Marie in A. Berg's Wozzeck and sang the only part in A.Schönberg's monodrama Erwartung.