Cäcilie Wagner

Cäcilie Cecilia WAGNER, née BACHRICH: b. 28 Dec 1876, Wien - d. after 1940?

Information courtesy of various sources including the following:

https://www.musiklexikon.ac.at/ml/musik_B/Bachrich_Familie.xml

Autor(en)

Barbara Boisits

Cäcilie Wagner-B. (1876–nach 1940, Koloratursängerin an der Kölner Oper),

Basic birth data from IKG-Wien archives courtesy of www.genteam.at

Nr. 4828 Familienname Bachrich Vorname Cäcilie Code 1 Vorname des Vaters Sigmund Name der Mutter Minetti Vorname der Mutter Mirjam Marie Ort Wien Buch Nr. F 1874-77 Band F Datum 28.12.1876 Zahl 4857

Marriage record:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BK5-TVB?i=18&wc=4...

In fact it appears that the unfortunate Cäcilie was unable to continue her contract in Köln as, on arrival, she suddenly developed a throat condition which required an operation and then months of rest. cf. e.g.

ANNO, Neue Freie Presse, 1899-09-28, Seite 25

http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?aid=nfp&datum=18990928&seite...

An article about Cäcilie's singing may be found here:

ANNO, Grazer Volksblatt, 1900-12-30, Seite 5

http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?aid=gre&datum=19001230&seite...

Emigrated early on to the USA:

New York passenger listing courtesy of:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C95M-V9C3-M?i=14&c...

Victor Wagner Immigration 11 Sep 1906 Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States Vienna Male 31 Married Austria, Austrian 1875 Bremen Grosser Kurfurst

Cecilie Wagner Immigration 11 Sep 1906 Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States Vienna Female 28 Married Austria, Austrian 1878 Bremen Grosser Kurfurst

Occupations given as "none"

Contact person on arrival: "friend", Mr. Paul EISLER, Metropolitan Opera House, 34th. Street, New York