She was born in Magdeburg, and at age 14, she was playing in the company of the Thalia theatre in Hamburg.[1]
In 1864, she joined the German Court theatre at St Petersburg, touring across Germany in the summer with success. In 1871, she married Albert Niemann (1831–1917), the operatic tenor.[1]
She excelled in classical roles like Marianne in Goethe's Geschwister and Franziska in Minna von Barnhelm. She is the first person who brought Ibsen's plays to Berlin.[1]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Raabe, Hedwig". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 765.
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hedwig, raabe, december, 1844, april, 1905, german, actress, portrait, hans, peter, hansenlife, editshe, born, magdeburg, playing, company, thalia, theatre, hamburg, 1864, joined, german, court, theatre, petersburg, touring, across, germany, summer, with, succ. Hedwig Raabe 3 December 1844 21 April 1905 was a German actress Hedwig Raabe Portrait by Hans Peter HansenLife editShe was born in Magdeburg and at age 14 she was playing in the company of the Thalia theatre in Hamburg 1 In 1864 she joined the German Court theatre at St Petersburg touring across Germany in the summer with success In 1871 she married Albert Niemann 1831 1917 the operatic tenor 1 She excelled in classical roles like Marianne in Goethe s Geschwister and Franziska in Minna von Barnhelm She is the first person who brought Ibsen s plays to Berlin 1 References edit a b c Chisholm 1911 Attribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Raabe Hedwig Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 22 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 765 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hedwig Raabe amp oldid 1176443048, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
