Hedwig Raabe (December 3, 1844 â€" April 21, 1905) was a German
actress.She was born in Magdeburg, and at the age of fourteen was
playing in the company of the Thalia theatre, Hamburg.In 1864, she
joined the German Court theatre at St Petersburg, touring about
Germany in the summer with such success that in 1868 she relinquished
her Russian engagement to devote herself to starring. In 1871 she
married Albert Niemann (1831â€"1917), the operatic tenor.She excelled
in classical roles like Marianne in Goethe's Geschwister and Franziska
in Minna von Barnhelm. It was she who first brought Ibsen's plays to
Berlin.
actress.She was born in Magdeburg, and at the age of fourteen was
playing in the company of the Thalia theatre, Hamburg.In 1864, she
joined the German Court theatre at St Petersburg, touring about
Germany in the summer with such success that in 1868 she relinquished
her Russian engagement to devote herself to starring. In 1871 she
married Albert Niemann (1831â€"1917), the operatic tenor.She excelled
in classical roles like Marianne in Goethe's Geschwister and Franziska
in Minna von Barnhelm. It was she who first brought Ibsen's plays to
Berlin.
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