Eleonore de Ahna
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Eleonore de Ahna, occasionally also Leonore de Ahna, was a German operatic soprano/mezzo-soprano.
Eleonore de Ahna, etching by August Weger
Richard Strauss
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Richard Georg Strauss was a German composer and conductor known for his tone poems and operas. He was a leading figure of the late Romantic and early Modern era.
Eleonore de Ahna
…Her mother was born Freiin von Odelga. Her brother was the violinist Heinrich de Ahna. Her niece, the singer Pauline de Ahna, married the composer Richard Strauss. Although Ahna had no plans to go to the theatre at first, the deterioration of her parents' financial circumstances forced her to turn to this profession…
Strauss in 1904
Franz Strauss, father of Richard Strauss
Strauss aged 22
Pauline de Ahna Strauss, c. 1900