Anna Elisabeth Toscani (born 1761, died 1799), née Endemann, was a
German actress. She was a student of Friederike Sophie Seyler and was
one of the leading actresses of the Mannheim National Theatre from
1779 to 1784. She is also notable for being the first "Amalia" in the
original performance of Friedrich Schiller's The Robbers on 13 January
1782 at Mannheim.She worked under the direction of F.S. Seyler's
husband Abel Seyler at the Mannheim National Theatre until 1781, when
a quarrel between her and the director led to his retirement. She was
described as a "scheming" character; although Friederike Sophie Seyler
was also regarded as a very difficult person to work with.She was
married to Giovanni Federico (also known as Johann Friedrich) Toscani,
a noted tenor born in Warsaw in the 1750s to an Italian family. Her
husband had joined Abel Seyler's travelling company, the Seyler
Theatre Company, in 1775.
German actress. She was a student of Friederike Sophie Seyler and was
one of the leading actresses of the Mannheim National Theatre from
1779 to 1784. She is also notable for being the first "Amalia" in the
original performance of Friedrich Schiller's The Robbers on 13 January
1782 at Mannheim.She worked under the direction of F.S. Seyler's
husband Abel Seyler at the Mannheim National Theatre until 1781, when
a quarrel between her and the director led to his retirement. She was
described as a "scheming" character; although Friederike Sophie Seyler
was also regarded as a very difficult person to work with.She was
married to Giovanni Federico (also known as Johann Friedrich) Toscani,
a noted tenor born in Warsaw in the 1750s to an Italian family. Her
husband had joined Abel Seyler's travelling company, the Seyler
Theatre Company, in 1775.
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