Sabine Kalter

Sabine Kalter was a Polish mezzo-soprano born in Jarosław in 1890 and who died in London in 1957. Her career unfolded between Vienna, Hamburg and London during the interwar period. She made her debut at the Volksoper in 1911. Between 1915 and 1935 she was attached to the Hamburg Opera, where she excelled in Verdi and Wagner.

Being Jewish, she was obliged to leave Germany in 1935 and settled in London, where she sang at Covent Garden between 1935 and 1939, including Ortrud, the role of her debut there, and other characters. From 1939 onwards she devoted herself to concert work, recital singing and teaching.

She is described as having a warm voice and a notable dramatic capacity. She left few recordings, among them a Brangäne in the 1936 Tristan.