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Lola Artôt de Padilla

BE
Classical
A.k.a. Dolores de Padilla

Lola Artôt de Padilla was the daughter of the famous Belgian (mezzo-) soprano Désirée Artôt (1835 -1907) and the Spanish baritone Mariano Padilla y Ramos (1842 -1906). Her real name was Dolores de Padilla. She studied exclusively with her mother and made her debut in a concert in Paris. She toured in Scandinavia and Poland. In 1902 she made her debut in Thomas’ Mignon at the Hoftheater Wiesbaden. She sang at the Komische Oper Berlin from 1905 to 1908. She created Juliet in Delius’s opera A Village Romeo and Juliet. In 1909 she appeared as Zerlina at the Berliner Hofoper and she stayed there until 1927. She created several roles: Gänsemagd in Humperdinck’s Königskinder, Octavian, the Composer in Ariadne auf Naxos and Busoni’s Turandot! She made many guest appearances on German and Dutch stages. She was much admired singer in Scandinavia. Her repertory also included the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro, Marie in Smetana’s The Bartered Bride, Charlotte in Werther (!), Micaela in Carmen and Oscar in Un Ballo in Maschera. After her retirement she became a well-known teacher in Berlin.

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