Adele Muzzarelli Beckmann (4 June 1816, Venice – 3 November 1885, Batignolles) was an Italian soprano, soubrette and dancer.[1] She is the founder of Friedrich Beckmann Foundation.[2]
Life
Adele Muzzarelli was born on 4 June 1816 in Venice.[2] Her grandfather was a ballet master at the Vienna Opera under Emperor Joseph II, her father was the Italian tenor Muzzarelli, and her mother was a Prima ballerina at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice.[3] Her father died when she was two years old and she moved to Vienna with her mother. In Vienna Muzzarelli received vocal training from Giuseppe Ciccimarra.[4] She was a chorister at the Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna.[5]
In 1832, she accepted an engagement at the German Opera House in Budapest, but then lost her voice. After taking a break for some time, she performed soubrette roles first at the Carltheater Vienna, then at the Königstädtisches Theater Berlin.[6][5]
In 1838, Muzzarelli married a comedian Friedrich Beckmann whom she met at the Königstädtisches Theater in Berlin.[7] In 1845, Muzzarelli-Beckmann retired from the stage and followed her husband to Vienna.[2] After her husband's death in 1866 she left Vienna and lived mostly in France.[5]
Muzzarelli-Beckmann founded the Friedrich Beckmann Foundation, aimed to provide aid to German actors and actresses in financial difficulties.[8]
Adele Muzzarelli-Beckman died on 3 November 1885 in Batignolles, France.[3]