Lizete Iesmiņa-Mihelsone
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Lizete Iesmiņa-Mihelsone (23 September 1872 – 3 July 1934) was a Latvian actress and opera singer.
Iesmiņa-Mihelsone was born in Lielbērze
, Russian Empire
.
At the age of 15 she began singing at the Jelgava Church Choir, from 1889 at the Latvian Society Choir in Jelgava
. Her career as an actress and soprano
stretched over almost 30 years; 1895–1918 at the Riga Latvian Theatre, and then for some years at the Latvian National Theatre. She was married to architect Aleksandrs Mihelsons. Iesmiņa-Mihelsone died in Riga
, Latvia
, and is buried at the Meža Cemetery in Riga.
Iesmiņa-Mihelsone was born in Lielbērze
Lielbērze
Lielbērze is a village in Auri Parish and Dobele Municipality in the historical region of Zemgale, and the Zemgale Planning Region in Latvia.- Notable people :* Lizete Iesmiņa-Mihelsone, actress and opera singer...
, Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
.
At the age of 15 she began singing at the Jelgava Church Choir, from 1889 at the Latvian Society Choir in Jelgava
Jelgava
-Sports:The city's main football team, FK Jelgava, plays in the Latvian Higher League and won the 2009/2010 Latvian Football Cup.- Notable people :*August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein - linguist, folklorist, ethnographer...
. Her career as an actress and soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
stretched over almost 30 years; 1895–1918 at the Riga Latvian Theatre, and then for some years at the Latvian National Theatre. She was married to architect Aleksandrs Mihelsons. Iesmiņa-Mihelsone died in Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, and is buried at the Meža Cemetery in Riga.