Marie Renard by Adele

Renard as Manon 'Manon" Massenet

MARIE RENARD
(Marie Polzl)
(8 January 1864 – 19 October 1939)
Austrian Mezzo Soprano

Studied voice with Louise Weinlich-Tipka in her native city of Graz and later in Berlin with Rosa de Ruda. She debuted in 1882 in Graz as Azucena in Verdi's "Il trovatore", (1884–1885) she sang at the German Theatre in Prague. After making guest appearances in the title roles of Bizet's Carmen and Ambroise Thomas' Mignon at the Berlin Hofoper in 1885, she became a member of that company from 1885 to 1888 and sang there in the premiere of Heinrich Hofmann's Donna Diana in 1886.In 1888 she was engaged at the Vienna Hofoper .She was known for
her portrayals of roles in French operas (sung in German), in particular as Carmen.
Sang in World Permieres of as Eva in " Ritter Pázmán "by Johann Strauss II 1892 Charlotte Massenet's "Werther" 1892 ,Frau Dot in the world premiere of Goldmark's " Das Heimchen am Herd " 1896 .
She sang the title role in the first Viennese performance's of Massenet's "Manon" (1890) and Tatjana Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin (1897).

Other roles in Vienna included Cherubino in Figaros Hochzeit (Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro in German), Zerline in Mozart's Don Giovanni, the title roles in Mignon by Thomas and Djamileh by Bizet, Ännchen in Weber's Der Freischütz, Angela in Auber's Le domino noir, Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II, Musetta in Puccini's La bohème, and Hänsel in Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel.
Her farewell performance was as Carmen in 1900