Metzger [between ca. 1920 and ca. 1925]
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1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. | Photograph shows Ottilie Metzger-Lattermann also formerly Ottilie Metzger-Froitzheim (1878 -1943), a German contralto who was a famous performer of works by Wagner during the 1910s. After her retirement, she was murdered at Auschwitz. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2021)

#Metzger #Auschwitz #Wagner #Photograph #Contralto #OttilieMetzgerLattermann #Portrait #Vintage #glassnegatives #news #photography #MetzgerFroitzheim #Ottilie
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Am Samstag war ich in FFM in der Ausstellung "Ottilie von Goethe – Mut zum Chaos" & habe darin erlebt, wie in Ottilies engstem Kreis vorgekommene lesbische Liebe komplett negiert und als nicht vorhanden dargestellt wird, was ich einigermaßen monströs finde. Dazu habe ich hier geblogt, weil ich einige Fragen an die Ausstellung & die Kuration habe. Aber lest selbst... 📝

https://susanne-wosnitzka.de/hiding-lesbianism-zu-ottilie-von-goethe-mut-zum-chaos/2023/06/25/

#goethe #frankfurt #herstory #ottilie #romantikmuseum #lesbian #pride #pridemonth

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‘We paved the way for the Rolling Stones’: Ottilie Patterson, the forgotten first lady of British blues

#Ottilie #Patterson surely is the finest blues vocalist hailing from Britain. She was also an excellent jazz and folk singer, and her mellifluous voice can even be heard singing Shakespeare sonnets and baroque late-60s psychedelia.

The Rolling Stones, Patterson said, “didn’t come out of a vacuum – we paved the way”.

Her best recordings are exquisite: moody blues with swagger. Yet Patterson has been almost entirely forgotten, an unheralded pioneer.

Thankfully, 2023 looks to be the year that she finally receives her due, with a new BBC documentary, My Name Is Ottilie, and a Record Store Day reissue of her 1969 album 3000 Years With Ottilie leading the way.

“Ottilie was a standout talent – in terms of writing skills, vocal distinction, performance and charisma,” says BBC presenter and singer Cerys Matthews. “She emits true authenticity and originality, even while singing blues – so much so her abilities were recognised by her American blues peers.”
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/19/ottilie-patterson-the-forgotten-first-lady-of-british-blues?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other