Elisabeth Kohut-Mannstein
Elisabeth Kohut-Mannstein, also Elisabeth Kohut-Manstein, real name Elisabeth Steinmann (3 May 1843 – 29 November 1926) was a German operatic soprano and voice teacher. Life. Steinmann was born in Dresden and had a sister named Grete. She was trained by her father, the singing teacher Heinrich Ferdinand Mannstein, who was known under the pseudonym Heinrich Ferdinand Mannstein. She adopted the stage name Elisabeth Mannstein. From 1877 She was married to the writer Adolph Kohut. She died on 29 November 1926 in Berlin-Grunewald and was buried at . In her career as a singer she appeared at  the court opera of St. Petersburg, at the Stadttheater Düsseldorf and at the Krolloper in Berlin. In 1870 she appeared at the and in Wiesbaden as guest singer. Her performances as Donna Anna in "Don Giovanni", as Leonore in "Fidelio", in the title role in "Euryanthe" by Weber and as Frau Fluth in "The Merry Wives of Windsor" by Otto Nicolai were famous. In 1872 she was engaged at the Theater Aachen. After finishing her active stage career she worked as a singing teacher in Berlin. She had one son, Oswald Kohut (1877–1951). The politician was one of her grandchildren