Mathilde Fröhlich
Life. Born in Vienna, the daughter of the Viennese teacher Carl Fröhlich and his wife Antonie received her first music education from her father. She studied from September 1879 with interruptions until 1888/89 at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Among her teachers was the voice teacher Selma Nicklass-Kempner (1850-1928) and (1842–1908) for the dramatic representation . Court opera singer in Dresden. On 1 March 1890, the graduate of the Vienna Conservatory auditioned for rehearsals at the Semperoper: Orfeo's aria by Gluck "Ach ich habe sie verloren" and the blessing aria from "Le prophète  by Giacomo Meyerbeer. She made her debut on 13 March 1890 as the Fairy Morgana" in Goldmark's Opera "Merlin". On 20 March 1901, Fröhlich appeared at the Dresden Court Opera from the cycle Homeric World under the direction of Ernst von Schuch. The Dresden music critic Ernst Roeder praised her artistic qualities and also her stage appearance, especially her "advantageous appearance" and "tall, slim figure".<ref> Roeder, Ernst: Das Dresdner Hoftheater der Gegenwart. Biographisch-kritische Skizzen der Mitglieder. E. Person’s Verlag, Dresden/Leipzig, 1896,